Special Weather Statement

WWUS41 KCTP 240822
WSWCTP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
322 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012


PAZ006-010>012-037-041-042-241200-
/O.CON.KCTP.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120224T1200Z/
POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-
SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...
EMPORIUM...RENOVO...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE
322 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO RAIN SHOWERS BY
  7 AM FRIDAY. POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...WET SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH 6 AM NEAR THE NEW WORK
  BORDER...WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND WET ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS JUST TO
  THE NORTH AND EAST OF LOCK HAVEN AND WILLIAMSPORT. POCKETS OF
  FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL AROUND DAYBREAK. THE
  PRECIPITATION SHOULD TURN TO PLAIN RAIN IN MOST PLACES BETWEEN
  4 AND 7 AM AS IT TAPERS OFF.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. A THIN
  COATING OF ICE IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON UNTREATED SURFACES BEFORE
  DAWN.

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S...RISING TO AROUND 35 DEGREES AT
  DAYBREAK.

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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LAMBERT/STEINBUGL