Friday, December 13, 2013

Winter Storm WARNING

HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THIS
WEEKEND. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS A WIDE AREA OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. THE SNOW COULD MIX
WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY SATURDAY NIGHT.
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY
TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...POSSIBLY CHANGING TO SLEET OR
  FREEZING RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA
  VALLEY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE REGION NEAR SUNRISE
  SATURDAY. SNOW FALL INTENSITIES WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S...TO NEAR 30 IN THE SOUTHEAST.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE TO TWO MILES SATURDAY MORNING DECREASING TO
  UNDER ONE MILE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. 

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