Winter Storm Warning URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1023 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 .A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK UP THE EAST COAST... BRINGING AN 8 TO 12 HOUR PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. PAZ026>028-034>036-049>053-056>059-063-240400- /O.UPG.KCTP.WW.Y.0007.150124T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0001.150124T0000Z-150124T1800Z/ HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-UNION-SNYDER- MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN... MIFFLINTOWN...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE 1023 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY...AND WESTERN POCONO MOUNTAINS. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW COULD POTENTIALLY MIX WITH LIGHT RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN SATURDAY MORNING FROM AROUND THE HARRISBURG AND LEBANON AREA...SOUTH AND EASTWARD. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. 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 [email protected]... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:19:56 +0000