URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
356 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
..ANOTHER WINTER STORM ON THE WAY…
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN FROM THE MIDWEST ON TUESDAY…THEN
REDEVELOP AND INTENSITY OFF OF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A HEAVY SNOWFALL IS LIKELY FROM THIS
SYSTEM…ESPECIALLY OVER THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY AND SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA.
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY ON TUESDAY…
SPREADING SNOW INTO CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY AS A
SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE COAST. THE TIMING…
INTENSIFICATION AND TRACK OF THE SECONDARY LOW WILL ULTIMATELY
DETERMINE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
AT THIS POINT…TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
AVERAGE BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES OVER MOST OF THE WARNING AREA…
WITH AMOUNTS GREATER THAN ONE FOOT POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTHEAST
OF I-81…INCLUDING HARRISBURG…YORK AND LANCASTER.
IN ADDITION…ON WEDNESDAY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FOR THE REGION
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. 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.
The National Weather Service in State College has issued a winter storm warning for the region.
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A DEVELOPING STORM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TO NEAR CAPE HATTERAS BY EARLY SATURDAY…THEN MOVE OUT OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN SATURDAY.
LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER TODAY…AND LAST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY MID DAY SATURDAY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE BEFORE THE STORM WINDS DOWN SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. 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.
Around 0900 hrs on Monday 1-February-2010, Pleasant Gap was dispatched for Tanker 819 to respond to a reported dwelling fire in Potter Township. A few minutes later, Engine / Rescue 814 was dispatched to stand by in station 4 (Centre Hall). Meanwhile, members from Reedsville Fire Department where on 322 about 1 mile from the incident when this call was dispatched. They arrived on scene with their brush truck, and kept the fire at bay until Centre Hall units arrived on scene.
Units operated on the scene for approximately 1 hour.
A Pleasant Gap firefighter sustained injuries at a structure fire in Lewistown. The firefighter, who was on duty as a police officer, assisted 2 people from the blaze before suffering an injury.
2009 proved to be busy for the Pleasant Gap Ambulance. EMS services were dispatched 1273 times. Of all of these dispatches, only 4 turn overs occurred. (A turn over is when staffing is unavailable for the incident, and a mutual aid company responds to the incident). This record is a fantastic record, and shows the dedication of our paid, volunteer, associate, and live-in members. This level of service to our community would not be possible without our staff.
Congratulations Pleasant Gap EMS for another fantastic year of community service!
