A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains today. Read More >
Overview
On December 10-11th, 2014, a nearly stationary low pressure system located over Portland, Maine brought some heavy snow bands across portions of central and eastern Pennsylvania, causing accumulations of more than a half foot of snow in some regions.
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Central PA Snowfall Map
Winter Storm Warning
Winter Storm Warning
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WWUS41 KCTP 111520
WSWCTP
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1020 AM EST THU DEC 11 2014
PAZ004-120000-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-141212T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0010.141211T1520Z-141212T0000Z/
WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARREN
1020 AM EST THU DEC 11 2014
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR LAKE AND TOPOGRAPHIC ENHANCED SNOWFALL...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS
UPWARDS OF 10 INCHES IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE WARREN
COUNTY.
* LOCATIONS...WARREN COUNTY.
* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES HAS ALREADY POSSIBLE
WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THE DAY.
* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY.
* IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS. BLOWING
SNOW MAY MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE SNOW PLOWS TO KEEP THE
ROADS CLEAR.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO.
REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV...
POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
@NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.
Snowfall Reports
Public Information Statement
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NOUS41 KCTP 111551
PNSCTP
PAZ004>005-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>034-037-041>042-045>046-
049>053-056>059-063-065>066-120351-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1051 AM EST THU DEC 11 2014
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF UNOFFICIAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM THE LAST 24
HOURS. THANKS TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THESE REPORTS.
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
PENNSYLVANIA
...ADAMS COUNTY...
1 SE YORK SPRINGS 0.1 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
HANOVER T 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
CASHTOWN 1S T 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...BEDFORD COUNTY...
ROCKVILLE 3.8 600 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
WOLFSBURG T 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...BLAIR COUNTY...
TYRONE 0.5 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
WILLIAMSBURG T 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...CAMBRIA COUNTY...
WINDBER COUNTRY CLUB 2.0 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...CAMERON COUNTY...
STEVENSON DAM 2.5 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...CENTRE COUNTY...
4 E BELLEFONTE 3.5 800 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
E BOALSBURG 2.3 630 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
1 NW PLEASANT GAP 2.2 841 AM 12/11 NWS EMPLOYEE
2 ESE PORT MATILDA 1.8 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
2 ENE STATE COLLEGE 1.7 900 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
CLARENCE 1.6 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
3 NW STATE COLLEGE 1.5 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
STATE COLLEGE 1.0 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
PHILIPSBURG 2 S 1.0 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...CLEARFIELD COUNTY...
GRAMPIAN 0.7 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
DUBOIS 0.4 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...CLINTON COUNTY...
MILL HALL 5.8 700 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
AVIS 3.5 1030 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
RENOVO 2.5 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...COLUMBIA COUNTY...
6 E ELYSBURG 6.0 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
BLOOMSBURG 5.0 900 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
...CUMBERLAND COUNTY...
ENOLA 3.5 700 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
2 N ENOLA 3.5 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
1 NNW MECHANICSBURG 0.8 645 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
CARLISLE WATER PLANT T 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
PINE GROVE FURNACE T 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...DAUPHIN COUNTY...
WILLIAMSTOWN 6.0 900 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
LYKENS 4.0 604 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER
ELIZABETHVILLE 4.0 1000 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
6 NE HARRISBURG 3.0 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
3 ENE DAUPHIN 3.0 600 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
3 NW MIDDLETOWN 2.7 800 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
HERSHEY 2.0 800 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
MILLERSBURG 2.0 630 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
STEELTON 2.0 745 AM 12/11 EMERGENCY MNGR
2 SSE HERSHEY 1.9 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
...ELK COUNTY...
GLEN HAZEL DAM 2.0 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
RIDGWAY 0.9 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
2 SE ST. MARYS 0.4 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
UPPER STRASBURG 0.5 945 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...JUNIATA COUNTY...
MIFFLINTOWN 2.0 330 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
...LANCASTER COUNTY...
1 NNE ELIZABETHTOWN 2.2 900 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
3 SSE ADAMSTOWN 1.3 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
MILLERSVILLE 1.0 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
PARADISE 1.0 900 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
HOLTWOOD T 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
SAFE HARBOR T 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...LEBANON COUNTY...
LEBANON 3.5 1005 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER
...LYCOMING COUNTY...
LARRYVILLE 4.5 750 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
PICTURE ROCKS 4.5 800 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
3 E WILLIAMSPORT 3.8 600 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
2 NE WILLIAMSPORT 3.3 730 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
WILLIAMSPORT 3.0 500 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
WILLIAMSPORT AP 3.0 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...MCKEAN COUNTY...
BRADFORD 4W 5.0 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...MIFFLIN COUNTY...
LEWISTOWN T 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...MONTOUR COUNTY...
DANVILLE 4.0 720 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
...NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY...
HELFENSTEIN 12.0 1030 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
2 W SHAMOKIN 7.7 930 AM 12/11 PUBLIC
1 WNW MOUNT CARMEL 5.5 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
MOUNT CARMEL 4.5 330 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER
WEST MILTON 4.0 520 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
NORTHUMBERLAND 4.0 745 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
...PERRY COUNTY...
MECKS CORNER 3.0 700 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
...POTTER COUNTY...
COUDERSPORT 5.0 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
GALETON 5.0 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
2 NNE ROULETTE 4.7 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
...SCHUYLKILL COUNTY...
ASHLAND 7.7 800 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
PRIMROSE 6.0 900 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
TAMAQUA 5.5 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
PINE GROVE 5.0 950 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
MAHANOY CITY 4.0 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
1 WSW POTTSVILLE 3.5 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
...SNYDER COUNTY...
3 WNW SELINSGROVE 3.4 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
SELINSGROVE 3.3 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...SOMERSET COUNTY...
ENE HIDDEN VALLEY 3.5 500 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
LAUREL SUMMIT 3.2 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
SOMERSET 1.4 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
CONFLUENCE 1 SW DAM 0.3 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
BOSWELL T 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
MEYERSDALE T 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...SULLIVAN COUNTY...
LAPORTE 7.0 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...TIOGA COUNTY...
COVINGTON 10.0 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
COWANESQUE DAM 7.0 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
WELLSBORO 6.1 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
6 SW WELLSBORO 5.8 738 AM 12/11 PARK SERVICE
TIOGA (DOWNSTREAM) 5.0 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...UNION COUNTY...
1 WNW MIFFLINBURG 3.3 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
MIFFLINBURG 3.3 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
LEWISBURG 3.0 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...WARREN COUNTY...
3 NE RUSSELL 6.0 900 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
KINZUA 3.5 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
CHANDLERS VALLEY 3.0 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
WARREN 1.5 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
...YORK COUNTY...
1 SE MOUNT WOLF 2.0 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
GOLDSBORO 1.9 200 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
YORK HAVEN 1.0 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER
GRANTLEY 1.0 730 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER
NEW SALEM 0.5 600 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
GLEN ROCK 0.5 700 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
4 WSW DOVER 0.2 600 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
3 NNW YORK 0.2 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS
E DELTA 0.2 724 AM 12/11 SOCIAL MEDIA
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