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Extreme Cold Warning 3, NWS State College, PA

January 30, 20264 counties in Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this extreme cold warning at Jan 30, 2026, 5:40 PM EST for 4 counties in Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jan 30, 2026, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 16 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 30, 2026, 5:40 PM EST (22:40 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 30, 2026, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 31, 2026, 11:00 AM EST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA

Counties Cambria County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Somerset County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 30, 1:08 AM ESTCold Weather AdvisoryCTPAdams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre and 27 more34 hr
Jan 30, 12:37 PM ESTExtreme Cold WatchCTPSomerset13 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.