Thursday, January 11, 2018

Winter Storm Watch Issued for Friday Night into Saturday

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Friday Night into Saturday.

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Plan on difficult travel conditions. Total snow and sleet accumulations of up to 4 inches and ice accumulations of up to two tenths of an inch are possible.

* WHERE...Sullivan, Columbia and Schuylkill Counties.

* WHEN...Rain will turn to a wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow late Friday night into early Saturday morning. The wintry mix will continue into midday Saturday before ending Saturday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures are forecast to rapidly fall below freezing late Friday night and into Saturday morning and may result in a quick freeze-up.