Saturday, February 28, 2015

Winter Weather Advisory Issued; 2-4 Inches of Snow Expected

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. 

 * LOCATIONS...LAUREL HIGHLANDS...CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ENDLESS MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY 

 * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. 

 * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. 

 * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...RANGING FROM A LIGHT GLAZE TO BETWEEN ONE AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. ALL PRECIPITATION WILL END IN THE PRE DAWN HOURS MONDAY. 

 * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FROM SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY WHICH SEE LITTLE IN THE WAY OF SNOW ACCUMULATION..UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY DUE TO AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN.

This advisory includes


POTTER-NORTHERN CLINTON-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- PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COUDERSPORT...RENOVO...PHILIPSBURG... STATE COLLEGE...JOHNSTOWN...ALTOONA...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION... LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...SOMERSET...BEDFORD...MCCONNELLSBURG... CHAMBERSBURG...MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO...LAPORTE...LOCK HAVEN... WILLIAMSPORT...LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY... SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG... HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK... LANCASTER