Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Freezing Rain Advisory Issued for Tonight

The National Weather Service has issued a Freezing Rain Advisory for Schuylkill County and surrounding counties.

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY... 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...

WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...

MAINLY HIGHER TERRAIN FROM THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE POCONO PLATEAU. 

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN. 

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A GLAZE TO A LIGHT COATING OF ICE.

 * TIMING...A FEW DEGREES OF COOLING AFTER SUNSET WILL CAUSE AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN TO DEVELOP BY LATE EVENING...AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER 30S.

The advisory also includes


MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD- NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN- JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING- SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...ST. MARYS... RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...RENOVO...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...PHILIPSBURG... STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION... LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG... CHAMBERSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...TROUT RUN...LOCK HAVEN... WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY... SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...POTTSVILLE