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WWUS41 KCTP 211843
WSWCTP
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
143 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
...IMPACTFUL WINTER STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA...
PAZ024-033-221130-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0004.260222T0600Z-260224T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0002.260222T0600Z-260224T0600Z/
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOMERSET AND JOHNSTOWN
143 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND
10 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...CAMBRIA AND SOMERSET COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY
DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL
COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL TOTALS ON THE RIDGETOPS WILL BE
LOCALLY HIGHER DUE TO THE ENHANCED UPSLOPE SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A
HAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
PAZ056-063-221130-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0004.260222T1000Z-260223T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0002.260222T1000Z-260223T1800Z/
PERRY-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CARLISLE AND NEWPORT
143 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW LIKELY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 9
INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY.
* WHERE...CUMBERLAND AND PERRY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY
DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL
COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE
MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...UNCERTAINTY REMAINS FOR WHERE THE HEAVIEST
SNOW BANDS WILL OCCUR. SNOW TOTALS COULD BE HIGHER DEPENDING ON
THESE LOCALIZED BANDS. SNOWFALL AT TIMES COULD EXCEED 1 INCH PER
HOUR RATES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A
HAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
PAZ057>059-064>066-221130-
/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0004.260222T1000Z-260223T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0002.260222T1000Z-260223T1800Z/
DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HERSHEY, YORK, POTTSVILLE, LANCASTER,
LEBANON, GETTYSBURG, AND HARRISBURG
143 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW LIKELY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND
12 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY
DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL
COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...UNCERTAINTY REMAINS FOR WHERE THE HEAVIEST
SNOW BANDS WILL OCCUR. SNOW TOTALS COULD BE HIGHER DEPENDING ON
THESE LOCALIZED BANDS. SNOWFALL AT TIMES COULD EXCEED 1 INCH PER
HOUR RATES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A
HAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
PAZ017>019-025>028-034>036-042-049>053-221130-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.A.0005.260222T1000Z-260223T1800Z/
CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-SULLIVAN-UNION-SNYDER-
MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCCONNELLSBURG, BLOOMSBURG, MOUNT UNION,
DANVILLE, DUBOIS, ALTOONA, PHILIPSBURG, LEWISBURG, BERWICK,
BEDFORD, LAPORTE, HUNTINGDON, SELINSGROVE, CLEARFIELD, SUNBURY,
MIFFLINTOWN, STATE COLLEGE, SHAMOKIN, LEWISTOWN, AND CHAMBERSBURG
143 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND
8 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...UNCERTAINTY REMAINS FOR WHERE THE HEAVIEST
SNOW BANDS WILL OCCUR. SNOW TOTALS COULD BE HIGHER DEPENDING ON
THESE LOCALIZED BANDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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