Winter Weather ADVISORY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
415 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

.RAIN WILL MOVE IN DURING THE DAY TODAY THEN TURN TO SNOW LATER IN
THE DAY 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.

PAZ004-005-010-024-033-271715-
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WARREN-MCKEAN-ELK-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...ST. MARYS...
RIDGWAY...JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET
415 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE ALLEGHENY AND LAUREL MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 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 WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW A HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE
SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. 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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