Tuesday, December 27, 2011

More weather updates

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
147 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

.RAIN WILL TURN TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A
STRONG STORM MOVES NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE STATE. SNOW WILL FALL
DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS OVER THE ALLEGHENY AND
LAUREL MOUNTAINS. AS THE NIGHT CONTINUES...THE WINDS WILL PICK UP
AND BECOME WESTERLY...CREATING LAKE EFFECT AND UPSLOPE SNOW
SHOWERS. THE WEST-FACING SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL HAVE
THE GREATEST POTENTIAL TO SEE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW. THE
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PAZ004-005-010-024-033-280300-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0024.111227T2100Z-111228T1700Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...ST. MARYS...
RIDGWAY...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET
147 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE ALLEGHENY AND LAUREL MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

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

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY
  TRAVEL. PREVIOUSLY WET ROADWAYS MAY ALSO BECOME ICY AS THE
  TEMPERATURES FALL LATER TODAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

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