Special Weather Statement

WWUS41 KCTP 141518
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1018 AM EST SAT JAN 14 2012

PAZ004-005-142100-
/O.CON.KCTP.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120114T2100Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD
1018 AM EST SAT JAN 14 2012

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...WARREN AND MCKEAN COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. SOME POINT
  AMOUNTS COULD BE HIGHER...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST OF WARREN.

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND A FEW HEAVIER
  SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. THE SHOWERS
  WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
  LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL CREATE
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

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

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 20.

* VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP RAPIDLY TO LESS THAN A
  MILE IN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN
A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER
HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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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