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Sunday, April 22, 2012

Now add McKean and Potter Counties to those with a Winter Storm WARNING in effect


WWUS41 KCTP 222020
WSWCTP


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
420 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2012


...A DESTRUCTIVE LATE SEASON SNOWSTORM WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE
LAUREL HIGHLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...


.SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING ALONG THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST
WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD REACHING NEW JERSEY
AROUND DAYBREAK MONDAY. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR A VERY
HEAVY...WET...AND DESTRUCTIVE LATE SEASON SNOWFALL ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA...AND PARTS OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN REGION AS WELL. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL ALSO OCCUR DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. GIVEN THE
ACCELERATED GREEN UP AND LEAF OUT ACROSS THE REGION...THE HEAVY
WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE WHICH
WILL LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES DUE TREES AND LIMBS FALLING ONTO
UTILITY LINES. PERSONS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE WINTER STORM
WARNING AREA...SHOULD PREPARE FOR EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES AS A
RESULT OF THIS STORM.


PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-037-231000-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0002.120423T0200Z-120424T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0003.120423T0200Z-120424T1600Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
TIOGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO
420 PM EDT SUN APR 22 2012


...A WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EDT TUESDAY...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY WET SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.


* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA
  INCLUDING THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS.


* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING NORTH TO
  NORTHWEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.


* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS BETWEEN
  14 AND 18 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST
  PENNSYLVANIA AND PORTIONS OF THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS.


* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST
  SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES WILL OCCUR LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDAY HOURS MONDAY. 


* IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FROM PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW
  AND POOR VISIBILITY. THERE IS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD
  TREE DAMAGE. THE FALLING TREES AND LIMBS WILL KNOCK DOWN UTILITY
  LINES...LIKELY CAUSING WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY
  ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ANY POWER OUTAGES THAT OCCUR IN
  RURAL LOCATIONS COULD BE LENGTHY.


* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
  LATE TONIGHT...BECOMING NORTH NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO
  25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH MONDAY.


* TEMPERATURES...30 TO 35 DEGREES.


* VISIBILITIES...BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN
ADDITION...SINCE SOME TREES ALREADY CONTAIN NEAR FULL-FOLIAGE...
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES AND NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES
FROM THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND WIND. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A
CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE
FOUND AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.


&&


$$


LAMBERT/DANGELO/RADZANOWSKI



Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Fire threat elevated

WWUS81 KCTP 041133
SPSCTP

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
733 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-
049>053-056>059-063>066-041345-
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-
SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
733 AM EDT WED APR 4 2012

...FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY BE ELEVATED TODAY...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL LEAD TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
TODAY AND BRING NORTHERLY WINDS. WHILE THE WIND WILL BE LIGHT
THIS MORNING...THEY WILL INCREASE AND COULD PRODUCE GUSTS INTO THE
20 TO 25 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON.

THE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO AID IN
DRYING THE AIR AND WILL LOWER FINE FUEL MOISTURE AS WELL. THESE
CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO A SITUATION WHERE WILD LAND AND BRUSH
FIRES MAY BE AT RISK OF RAPID SPREAD. HOWEVER...THE ACCELERATED
GREEN UP DUE TO THE ABNORMALLY WARM EARLY SPRING WEATHER SHOULD
HAMPER RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD...AND THE AIR MAY ALSO NOT BE
DRY ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING.

FIRE MANAGERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE GROWTH
AND SPREAD MAY BE ELEVATED TODAY.

$$

DANGELO

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Winter Weather Advisory - Potter County

WWUS41 KCTP 290853
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
353 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012


PAZ006-012-037-041-042-291700-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0011.120229T1100Z-120229T1800Z/
POTTER-NORTHERN CLINTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...RENOVO...MANSFIELD...
WELLSBORO...LAPORTE
353 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW...MAINLY OVER THE ENDLESS
  MOUNTAINS NORTH OF WILLIAMSPORT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE
  TENTH OF AN INCH.

* IMPACTS...A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW AND ICE ON AREA SIDEWALKS
  AND UNTREATED ROADWAYS.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

&&

$$

MS/KF

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

As expected...Winter Weather Advisory

WWUS41 KCTP 282004
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
304 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2012

...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE PLAINS STATES TO
CENTRAL MICHIGAN THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION AHEAD
OF THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST VERY
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA WILL ALLOW THE
PRECIPITATION OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS TO BEGIN AS A PERIOD OF
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN JUST BEFORE SUNRISE. THE THREAT OF SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN WILL THEN MOVE NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS.

SOME AREAS NEAR THE NEW YORK BORDER MAY SEE UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW
BUT THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LIGHT ICING AND POTENTIAL TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES.


PAZ005-006-011-012-037-041-042-290415-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0011.120229T1100Z-120229T1800Z/
MCKEAN-POTTER-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-
SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...EMPORIUM...
RENOVO...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE
304 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...AREAS FROM INTERSTATE 80 NORTH TO THE NEW YORKK
              BORDER.

* HAZARD TYPES...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ALONG WITH MINOR SNOW
                 ACCUMULATIONS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE AND UP TO
                  1 INCH OF SNOW.

* TIMING...6AM TO EARLY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON SIDEWALKS AND ROADWAYS.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND
AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

&&

$$

TYBURSKI/DANGELO/CERU

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Special Weather Statement

WWUS41 KCTP 231905
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
205 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012

PAZ004>006-010>012-037-041-042-241200-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0009.120224T0400Z-120224T1200Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-TIOGA-
NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...
LAPORTE
205 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW CHANGING TO MIXED PRECIPIATION AND THEN
ALL RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO RAIN BY 7AM
  FRIDAY. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE OVER POTTER AND MCKEAN
  COUNTIES BETWEEN 4AM AND 7AM.

* ACCUMULATIONS...RANGING FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER NORTHERN CLINTON
  AND NORTHERN LYCOMING TO 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN MCKEAN
  AND NORTHERN POTTER COUNTIES.

* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING LATE THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUING
  THROUGH THE PRE DAWN HOURS...MIXING WITH RAIN/FREEZING RAIN BY 4
  AM AND CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY 7A M.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS...THIN BRIEF COATING
  OF ICE ON UNTREATED SURFACES BEFORE DAWN.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

&&

$$

DEVOIR

Special Weather Statement

WWUS71 KCTP 231846
NPWCTP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
146 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>036-045-056-063-064-241200-
/O.NEW.KCTP.HW.A.0001.120224T1500Z-120225T0200Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-PERRY-
CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...
MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...
MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...LOCK HAVEN...NEWPORT...CARLISLE...
GETTYSBURG
146 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS FROM MIDDAY FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
  EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

DEVOIR

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Special Weather Statement

WWUS81 KCTP 091124
SPSCTP

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
624 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-
049>053-056>059-063>066-091500-
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-
SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
624 AM EST THU FEB 9 2012

...AREAS OF BLACK ICE ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS THIS MORNING...

YESTERDAYS LIGHT SNOW FALL THAT MELTED AS IT FELL ON MANY ROADS
AND WALKWAYS...HAS TRANSITIONED INTO AREAS OF BLACK ICE EARLY
TODAY AS WET SURFACES FROZE UP OVERNIGHT.

USE EXTREME CAUTION AS YOU VENTURE OUT TO WORK AND SCHOOL THIS
MORNING. TAKE YOUR TIME TO GAIN SURE FOOTING ON THE ICY
SURFACES...AND USE SALT OR CINDERS TO TREAT WALKWAYS AND
DRIVEWAYS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL AND PLENTY OF BRAKING
DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD...AS ICY PATCHES WILL
BE COMMON ON ANY UNTREATED ROADS.

TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK IN MANY AREAS LATE
THIS MORNING.

$$

LAMBERT/CERU

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Freezing Rain for McKean & Potter

WWUS41 KCTP 220809
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
309 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2012

...A THIN GLAZING OF ICE FROM LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING
DRIZZLE IS LIKELY ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING INTO EARLY
MONDAY...

.A DEVELOPING...MOIST SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL MIX WITH THE SUB
FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION TO CREATE PERIODS OF
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE BEGINNING BY THIS
EVENING...AND CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND THE MORNING RUSH HOUR ON
MONDAY.

PAZ005-006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-
049>053-056>059-063>066-222100-
/O.NEW.KCTP.ZR.Y.0001.120122T2200Z-120123T1300Z/
MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-
SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...ST. MARYS...
RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...
STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...
LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...
CHAMBERSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...
WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...
SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...
HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...
LANCASTER
309 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2012

...A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...LAUREL
  HIGHLANDS...AND THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...RANGING FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH...TO AS
  MUCH AS TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH ON SOME OF THE EAST FACING SLOPES
  OF THE RIDGES.

* TIMING...LATE TODAY THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF DANGEROUS BLACK ICE WILL FORM ON UNTREATED
  ROADS...AND SIDEWALKS. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE THE FIRST
  TO FREEZE UP.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE VALLEYS...INCREASING TO AND
  10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH ON THE RIDGE TOPS.

* TEMPERATURES...NEARLY STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...MAINLY BETWEEN 3 AND 5 MILES...EXCEPT DOWN TO
  AROUND 2 MILES IN AREAS OF FOG LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SLOW DOWN AND
USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. UNTREATED ROADS
THAT APPEAR WET COULD BE COVERED BY A THIN LAYER OF BLACK ICE.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN
ALSO BE FOUND AT... WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

&&

$$

LAMBERT/JUNG

Friday, January 20, 2012

Winter Weather ADVISORY

WWUS41 KCTP 200928
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
428 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012


PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-058-201730-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0005.120121T0000Z-120121T1500Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...
LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...
SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...POTTSVILLE
428 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. SOME SLEET OR FREEZING
  RAIN IS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...BUT MOST AREAS WILL
  SEE ONLY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND SNOW
  RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...TEENS AND LOWER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE
SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND
AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

&&

$$

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Special Weather Statement

WWUS81 KCTP 200015
SPSCTP

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
715 PM EST THU JAN 19 2012

PAZ005-006-010>012-017-018-037-200145-
CAMERON PA-CLEARFIELD PA-ELK PA-MCKEAN PA-NORTHERN CENTRE PA-
NORTHERN CLINTON PA-POTTER PA-TIOGA PA-
715 PM EST THU JAN 19 2012

...A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WILL AFFECT CAMERON...ELK...MCKEAN...NORTH
CENTRAL CENTRE...NORTHERN CLEARFIELD...POTTER...WESTERN CLINTON AND
WESTERN TIOGA COUNTIES...

AT 709 PM EST...A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED FROM 7 MILES
NORTHEAST OF WESTON MILLS TO SLOG...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SNOW SQUALL. THE SNOW
WILL RAPIDLY DROP VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. THIS DANGEROUS SNOW
SQUALL WILL AFFECT SMETHPORT...MOUNT JEWETT...KINZUA BRIDGE STATE
PARK...AND ELDRED...WILCOX...PORTLAND MILLS...JOHNSONBURG...AND
SHINGLEHOUSE...RIDGWAY AND EAST BRANCH DAM.

THIS WILL IMPACT I-80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 97 AND 134.

THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 6...ROUTE
15...ROUTE 119...ROUTE 219...ROUTE 322...STATE ROAD 46...STATE ROAD
59...STATE ROAD 66...STATE ROAD 120...STATE ROAD 153...STATE ROAD
255...STATE ROAD 446...STATE ROAD 449.

USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THIS DANGEROUS
SNOW SQUALL. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE SQUALL PASSES YOUR
LOCATION.

LAT...LON 4154 7756 4154 7760 4150 7760 4098 7812
      4098 7881 4113 7881 4120 7878 4122 7872
      4137 7897 4134 7910 4142 7910 4146 7906
      4145 7897 4160 7896 4201 7850 4200 7710

$$

FORECASTER: MARTIN

Winter Weather ADVISORY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
449 AM EST THU JAN 19 2012

PAZ004>006-010-011-017-191800-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0004.120119T1700Z-120120T0500Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD
449 AM EST THU JAN 19 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
  ROADS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE
SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND
AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Storm warning for McKean...Potter

WUUS51 KCTP 172343
SVRCTP
PAC023-047-083-105-123-180115-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0002.120117T2343Z-120118T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
643 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN CAMERON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
  ELK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
  MCKEAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
  WESTERN POTTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
  EASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 815 PM EST

* AT 636 PM EST...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS EXTENDED FROM
  SCANDIA TO WORTHINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  SHEFFIELD...
  KANE...
  BRADFORD...
  JOHNSONBURG...
  RIDGWAY AND ST MARYS...
  PORT ALLEGANY...
  AND COUDERSPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND
DAMAGE IN WESTERN WARREN COUNTY. DO NOT STAY OUTDOORS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGE. MOVE INSIDE A PERMANENT BUILDING
NOW TO BE SAFE FROM STRONG WIND GUSTS.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2.

&&

LAT...LON 4200 7786 4145 7803 4125 7850 4125 7864
      4122 7865 4121 7869 4123 7874 4127 7876
      4137 7897 4134 7910 4142 7910 4143 7907
      4145 7907 4145 7897 4162 7896 4163 7909
      4201 7893
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 269DEG 39KT 4203 7892 4084 7959

$$

FORECASTER: DANGELO

Monday, January 16, 2012

Winter Weather ADVISORY

WWUS41 KCTP 160910
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
410 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012


PAZ005-010-011-017>019-025>028-161715-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0003.120116T2300Z-120117T0500Z/
MCKEAN-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-
BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...
EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG...STATE COLLEGE...
ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN
410 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...A BRIEF WINTRY MIX...MAINLY FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...A THIN COATING OF ICE.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...ICY ROADS AND SIDEWALKS LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

* WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND
AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

&&

$$

DANGELO

Winter Weather ADVISORY

WWUS41 KCTP 160910
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
410 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012

PAZ006-012-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-058-161715-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0003.120117T0200Z-120117T1200Z/
POTTER-NORTHERN CLINTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...RENOVO...MANSFIELD...
WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...
SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...
BERWICK...POTTSVILLE
410 AM EST MON JAN 16 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM
THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY
  AND POCONOS.

* HAZARD TYPES...A WINTRY MIX TURNING TO FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW OR SLEET THEN UP TO
  A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ICY ROADS AND SIDEWALKS LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

* WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND
AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

&&

$$

DANGELO

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Special Weather Statement

WWUS41 KCTP 141518
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1018 AM EST SAT JAN 14 2012

PAZ004-005-142100-
/O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120114T2100Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD
1018 AM EST SAT JAN 14 2012

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...WARREN AND MCKEAN COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. SOME POINT
  AMOUNTS COULD BE HIGHER...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST OF WARREN.

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND A FEW HEAVIER
  SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. THE SHOWERS
  WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
  LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL CREATE
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...WEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20.

* VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP RAPIDLY TO LESS THAN A
  MILE IN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN
A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER
HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

&&

$$

Friday, January 13, 2012

Short term forecast-McKean County

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
734 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

PAZ004-005-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>036-045-049-050-056-063-064-
131450-
ADAMS-BEDFORD-BLAIR-CAMBRIA-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CUMBERLAND-ELK-
FRANKLIN-FULTON-HUNTINGDON-JUNIATA-MCKEAN-MIFFLIN-NORTHERN CENTRE-
NORTHERN CLINTON-PERRY-SNYDER-SOMERSET-SOUTHERN CENTRE-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-UNION-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTOONA...JOHNSTOWN...STATE COLLEGE
734 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

.NOW...
GUSTY WINDS AND WIDELY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES
WILL BE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. WHILE LITTLE SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING
AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN ICY SPOTS. WINDS WILL
GUST TO 40 MP AT TIMES...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW AS WELL. MOST OF THE SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES
WILL BE NORTH AND WEST OF A SUNBURY...CHAMBERSBURG
LINE. PERSONS TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD USE CAUTION.

All about weather

WWUS71 KBUF 130837
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
337 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

NYZ001>003-010>013-019>021-085-131645-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0002.120113T1000Z-120113T2100Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
337 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE NIAGARA
  FRONTIER...THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...THE GENESEE VALLEY AND
  THE WESTERN FINGER LAKES REGION.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WILL HELP TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE
  IN BLOWING SNOW. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...
  INCLUDING UNSECURED HOLIDAY LIGHTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TAKEN
  DOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
----------------------------------

WWUS81 KBUF 130907
SPSBUF

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
407 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

NYZ012-019>021-085-131115-
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
407 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

...DIFFICULT TRAVEL THIS MORNING...

WIND BLOWN SNOW ON 15 TO 30 MPH WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT
TRAVEL EARLY THIS MORNING. WHILE ACTUAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD
RANGE FROM ABOUT 1 TO 3 INCHES EARLY THIS MORNING...THERE WILL
MOST CERTAINLY BE ENOUGH SNOW FOR THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE.

THE STEADIEST SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE SOUTH AFTER 6 AM.

COMPLICATING THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES.
SINCE MERCURY READINGS ARE NOW BELOW FREEZING...UNTREATED AREAS
WILL LIKELY HAVE SOME ICE UNDER THE INCREASINGLY SNOW COVERED
SURFACES.

MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME THIS MORNING TO REACH
THEIR DESTINATION.
----------------------------

WWUS41 KBUF 130834
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
334 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012


NYZ019-020-131645-
/O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0002.120113T2100Z-120114T2300Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T2100Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN
334 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM EST SATURDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES TODAY... 5 TO 9 INCHES
  TONIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW
  COVERED ROADS. A BURST OF MODERATE SNOW THIS MORNING WILL
  RESULT IN A VERY DIFFICULT MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE
THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE
THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY
VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND
USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT
BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES
AND WATER HEATERS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$-------------------------

WWUS41 KCTP 130834
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
334 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-037-131645-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120114T0000Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
TIOGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO
334 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS
  IN THE NORTHWESTERN COUNTIES NEAR WARREN AND BRADFORD.

* TIMING...THE WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS THIS MORNING
  AND EARLY AFTERNOON WILL TRANSITION TO MAINLY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
  SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITY. RAPIDLY
  FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING MAY LEAD TO FLASH FREEZING AND
  ICY ROADS. THE DRIVING WINDS WILL BLOW THE SNOW AROUND AND MAKE
  IT DIFFICULT FOR ROAD CREWS TO KEEP THE ROADS CLEAR.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE IN HEAVY SNOW
  SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

&&

$$

Thursday, January 12, 2012

PA Weather advisory

WWUS41 KCTP 120950
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
450 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012

PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-037-130000-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0002.120113T0600Z-120114T0000Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
TIOGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO
450 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BE THE MOST INTENSE FROM THE PRE-DAWN HOURS
  INTO MID-DAY FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITY. RAPIDLY
  FALLING TEMPERATURES MAY LEAD TO FLASH FREEZING AND ICY ROADS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING FROM THE MID 30S INT0 THE UPPER TEENS AND
  LOW 20S...WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGE DIGITS.

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN
  HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND
AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

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