Saturday, December 31, 2011

Lake Efect Snow Watch for McKean County

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1250 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011

...AN INCOMING STORM SYSTEM WILL USHER IN STRONG WINDS AND COLD
AIR SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS SHOULD BRING LAKE EFFECT AND LAKE ENHANCED
SNOW FALL THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

PAZ004-005-010200-
/O.NEW.KCTP.LE.A.0001.120102T0600Z-120104T0600Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD
1250 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS....ESPECIALLY THE SNOW BELT
  AND AREAS WEST OF WARREN.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW

* ACCUMULATIONS....2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS... SNOW WILL CAUSE LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY
  TRAVEL. PREVIOUSLY WET ROADWAYS MAY BECOME ICY. STRONG WIND
  GUSTS WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES WITH SNOW
  AND BLOWING SNOW.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEENS TO LOW 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW IN PARTS OF THE AREA IN THE NEXT
36 TO 48 HOURS. 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.

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