Lake Effect Snow ADVISORY

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...THE SNOW BELT OF WARREN AND WESTERN MCKEAN COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH OF ROUTE 6 AND WEST OF THE CITY OF WARREN.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALIZED SQUALLS WILL START LATE THIS MORNING AND BE MOST INTENSE AND WIDESPREAD DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET.

* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLOWED TRAVEL IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOWFALL. GIVEN THE NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW...VISIBILITIES CAN BECOME REDUCED VERY RAPIDLY...SOMETIMES TO NEAR ZERO OVER ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE. PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME BECAUSE CONDITIONS WILL REQUIRE YOU TO SLOW DOWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.