Monday, February 17, 2014

Winter Weather ADVISORY

SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW LIKELY ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND A POTENT UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND TUESDAY BRINGING SNOW OF VARYING
INTENSITY. THE SNOW MAY TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FREEZING DRIZZLE DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY.
 
 
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND LAUREL HIGHLANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...POSSIBLY ENDING AS FREEZING DRIZZLE LATER TUESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 9 PM AND 11 PM TONIGHT. SOME OF THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...AND
  FALL AT A RATE OF ONE INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ON THE RIDGES. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT THE
  SAME SPEEDS BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S.

* VISIBILITY...BETWEEN ONE-QUARTER...AND ONE-HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES.

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