Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Weather Alert: Clogged Storm Drains Leading to Localized Ponding Water

The National Weather Service has issued a weather alert for water than is ponding on roadways.

CLOGGED STORM DRAINS LEADING TO LOCALIZED PONDING WATER...

SEVERAL PUBLIC REPORTS OF PONDING WATER ON ROADWAYS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED DUE TO SNOW AND ICE CLOGGING STORM DRAINS...AS MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF SLUSH ON
ROADS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN SEVERAL MORE HOURS OF RUNOFF
AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS DUE TO CLOGGED STORM DRAINS. ALLOW
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM TIME TO
TIME...AS WARMER AIR WORKS INTO THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
GUSTY NEAR MOUNTAIN AREAS AND ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. WIND GUST TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. SMALL
TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK OFF IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED FREEZING RAIN
OVERNIGHT. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY EARLY AFTERNOON...AS
TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING.