SKYWARN · Pennsylvania
NWS State College CTP
33 counties, 4 radars, one forecaster on the warning desk when it goes bad. This page is what that desk is looking at, plus the nets that feed it.
Nothing active from this office
NWS checked 11:27 PMRadar
NWS RIDGE · base reflectivity · last hour
Deeper look: KCCX interactive ↗ · KCCX at College of DuPage ↗ · KLWX interactive ↗ · KLWX at College of DuPage ↗ - velocity, correlation coefficient and every tilt.
SPC outlook · day 1
categorical
Marginal → Slight → Enhanced → Moderate → High · day 2 ↗ · mesoscale discussions ↗
Reports taken by this office today
0 · SPC preliminaryNo spotter reports logged by CTP so far today (UTC).
Cameras near the office
none listed yetNo cameras listed near State College yet. Know one?
Radar tells you what the storm is doing; these tell you what it looks like. Pictures open at their source - ODOT and the Mesonet allow linking, not republishing.
SKYWARN & weather nets for this office
Suggest or fix one →No net is listed for NWS State College yet. If you know the repeater and who runs it, suggest it - the state coordinator checks it and it shows up here and on the state hub. Never guess a frequency from memory; a wrong one during a warning is worse than none.
NOAA Weather Radio in this area
21 transmitters · this office’s first, neighbours after162.425 MHz WNG589 · Altoonacovers Bedford (NORTHERN), Blair, Cambria, Huntingdon (WESTERN) · 300 W · NWS State College
162.500 MHz WNG591 · Coudersportcovers McKean, Potter · 500 W · NWS State College
162.450 MHz WWG51 · Warrencovers Elk (NORTHWEST), Forest, McKean (WEST), Warren · 1000 W · NWS State College
162.525 MHz WWG52 · Huntingdoncovers Bedford, Blair, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin · 1000 W · NWS State College
162.550 MHz WXL40 · Harrisburgcovers Adams, Berks (WESTERN), Cumberland, Dauphin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill (WESTERN), York · 1000 W · NWS State College
162.550 MHz WXL52 · Clearfieldcovers Cambria (NORTHERN), Cameron (ALL EXCEPT FOR DEEPER VALLEYS), Clearfield, Clinton (NORTHWEST), Elk, Jefferson · 500 W · NWS State College
162.400 MHz WXL55 · Williamsportcovers Clinton (ALL EXCEPT NORTHWEST), Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan (ALL EXCEPT NORTHEAST), Union · 1000 W · NWS State College
162.400 MHz WXM33 · Johnstowncovers Bedford (NORTHWEST), Cambria, Indiana, Somerset (NORTHERN), Westmoreland (EASTERN) · 250 W · NWS State College
162.475 MHz WXM59 · State Collegecovers Centre, Huntingdon (ALL EXCEPT EXTREME SOUTH), Mifflin · 100 W · NWS State College
162.475 MHz WXM94 · Wellsborocovers Potter (EAST), Tioga · 1000 W · NWS State College
162.400 MHz KEC58 · Eriecovers Crawford, Erie (NORTHWEST), Venango (NORTHWEST), Warren (NW) · 750 W · NWS Cleveland
162.400 MHz KEC83 · Baltimorecovers Adams, York · 1000 W · NWS Baltimore/Washington
162.500 MHz KZZ42 · Reynoldsvillecovers Armstrong, Clarion (ALL), Clearfield, Indiana, Jefferson · 300 W · NWS Pittsburgh
162.425 MHz WNG704 · Hibernia Parkcovers Berks, Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon (E), Montgomery · 790 W · NWS Philadelphia/Mt Holly
162.400 MHz WXL39 · Allentowncovers Berks, Bucks (N), Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe (Central/S), Montgomery (Far W), Northampton, Pike (S), Schuylkill (Central/E) · 1010 W · NWS Philadelphia/Mt Holly
162.550 MHz WXL43 · Wilkes-Barrecovers Carbon, Columbia (E), Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill (N), Susquehanna (S), Wayne, Wyoming · 500 W · NWS Binghamton
162.475 MHz WXM42 · Hagerstowncovers Adams (W 1/2), Bedford (SE 1/2), Franklin (NOT N), Fulton · 1000 W · NWS Baltimore/Washington
162.425 MHz WXM43 · Frostburgcovers Bedford, Fulton, Somerset · 300 W · NWS Baltimore/Washington
162.525 MHz WXM95 · Towandacovers Bradford, Sullivan (ALL), Tioga (ALL), Wyoming (ALL) · 500 W · NWS Binghamton
162.425 MHz WXN29 · Call Hillcovers Potter, Tioga (ALL) · 300 W · NWS Binghamton
162.450 MHz WXN55 · Mt. Washingtoncovers Potter (ALL), Tioga · 300 W · NWS Binghamton
What to report, and where
Size charts and the full guide →🌪️ Tornado, funnel, wall cloud
- ·Tornado on the ground (say if you see debris)
- ·Funnel cloud - rotating, not touching down
- ·Wall cloud, especially a rotating one
- ·Where it is relative to you, and which way it's moving
🧊 Hail
- ·The largest stone, compared to a coin or ball (chart below)
- ·1″ (quarter) is the severe threshold - smaller is still worth a report to most offices
- ·How long it fell and whether it's covering the ground
💨 Wind
- ·Measured gusts of 40 mph+; 58 mph is severe
- ·Damage: trees down, limbs bigger than your arm, roof or structure damage, power lines
- ·Say whether it was measured or estimated
🌊 Flooding
- ·Water over a road, especially moving water
- ·Creeks and rivers rising fast or out of their banks
- ·Rainfall of 1″ or more in an hour if you have a gauge
❄️ Winter
- ·Snowfall of 1″ an hour or more, and totals
- ·Freezing rain and ice accumulation on wires and trees
- ·Visibility under ¼ mile, blowing and drifting
🚫 Not this
- ·Lightning and thunder on their own
- ·Rain that isn't causing flooding
- ·Ordinary dark clouds, scud, or clouds that only look scary
- 1 · The net, if one is up
When the office activates SKYWARN, a net control on the local repeater takes reports in a set format and relays them straight to the forecaster. Listen first, check in when asked, keep it short: who, what, where, when.
- 2 · The office directly
No net running? Every office has a spotter line or online report form on its SKYWARN page - for you that’s NWS State College. Trained spotters get the number in class; anyone can use the form.
- 3 · Tell the room here
/report hail quarter · 71st & Memorial in #pa-wx puts it in front of everyone watching the state. It does not reach the NWS - do 1 or 2 for that.
Counties served by NWS State College · 33
PAC001 Adams
PAC009 Bedford
PAC013 Blair
PAC021 Cambria
PAC023 Cameron
PAC027 Centre
PAC033 Clearfield
PAC035 Clinton
PAC037 Columbia
PAC041 Cumberland
PAC043 Dauphin
PAC047 Elk
PAC055 Franklin
PAC057 Fulton
PAC061 Huntingdon
PAC067 Juniata
PAC071 Lancaster
PAC075 Lebanon
PAC081 Lycoming
PAC083 McKean
PAC087 Mifflin
PAC093 Montour
PAC097 Northumberland
PAC099 Perry
PAC105 Potter
PAC107 Schuylkill
PAC109 Snyder
PAC111 Somerset
PAC113 Sullivan
PAC117 Tioga
PAC119 Union
PAC123 Warren
PAC133 York