Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Wind Chill Advisory Issued for Schuylkill County

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY ... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED ...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

* LOCATIONS ...SOUTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ...AND A PORTION OF THE MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* ACCUMULATIONS ...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WIND CHILLS ...15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING ...SNOW HAS TAPERED TO JUST SCATTERED FLURRIES. WIND CHILLS WILL BE DANGEROUSLY LOW TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS ...TRAVEL MAY BE SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA.

* WINDS ...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES ...ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ...

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS ...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.


















Schuylkill County School Early Dismissals




Early School Dismissals for 1/21/14





Blue Mountain  - MS and HS at 10:30, Elem. at 11:05
Gillingham Charter School - Early Dismissal
Minersville - EARLY DISMISSAL; HS11AM, ELEM11:30AM; LLEW 4KAM./Kdg. 11:45
Nativity BVM - dismiss at 10am
Penn State/Schuylkill - Campus closing early
Pottsville - HS @ 10am, MS @ 10:30am, and Elem @ 11:00
Schuylkill Haven - Dismiss 11am, No Evening Activities
Shenandoah valley - HS 11:30, Elem 12:00
St. Clair - dismiss @ 11am
St. Jerome/Tamaqua - 11:15 dismissal
St. Nicholas/Minersville - dismiss at 11:30am
Tamaqua - Early Dismissal - Secondary 10am, Elementary 11:15am, No PM kindergarten 

Monday, January 20, 2014

Schuylkill County High School Basketball Scores



Schuylkill County High School Basketball scores for 1/20/14

Boys

North Schuylkill - 69
Panther Valley - 45

Blue Mountain - 54
Tamaqua - 30

Marian Catholic - 36
Lourdes Regional - 29

Mahanoy Area - 50
Tri-Valley - 14

Minersville - 57
Shenandoah Valley - 40

Girls

Pine Grove - 56
Panther Valley - 32


Schuylkill County Weather Forecast



By:  Monsoon Mike

Everything appears to be on target for a minor to borderline low-end moderate snow event Tuesday across the Skook. What two days ago looked like just a round of light snow has turned into a reputable snowstorm for folks down near Philadelphia. For us, however, we'll be on the very far north-western fringe of a compact clipper that will generate a bit offshore and throw back a decent amount of snow across a good part of south-eastern Pennsylvania, but again, not so much over Skook.

Schuylkill County Delays and Closings - 1/21/14


Schuylkill County Delays and Closings for 1/21/14

Mahanoy Area - CLOSED
North Schuylkill - CLOSED
Pine Grove Area - CLOSED, All activities cancelled
Schuylkill Maple Ave. - CLOSED
Schuylkill Special Ed. Center - CLOSED
Schuylkill Tech North & South - CLOSED
Tri-Valley - CLOSED
Trinity Academy - CLOSED
Williams Valley - CLOSED

Schuylkill County Weather Update

By:  Monsoon Mike

A perfect example of what a pain in the proverbial behind this storm is to forecast is what will happen over Schuylkill County, one of my hotbeds for fans. Skook will be right on the border of where there should be a sharp cutoff of very little snow to perhaps more significant snow. I made a map of my thinking for Schuylkill County for all of my Skook fans and for the fine folks at Skook News who use my forecasts.

Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Schuylkill County

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY ...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY.
* LOCATIONS ...SOUTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ...AND A PORTION OF THE MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY.
* HAZARD TYPES ...SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS ...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS FALLING TO THE SOUTH OF ROUTE 22 ...AND INTERSTATE 81.
* TIMING ...BEGINNING BEFORE DAYBREAK IN THE GREATER JOHNSTOWN AND ALTOONA AREA ...AND DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS ...TRAVEL MAY BE SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY.
* WINDS ...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 MPH ...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* TEMPERATURES ...IN THE LOW TO MID TEENS.
* VISIBILITIES ...AVERAGING AROUND ONE MILE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ...
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV ... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE ...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG #CTPWX.