Post by chawman on Feb 4, 2010 22:32:53 GMT -5
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
940 PM EST THU FEB 4 2010
...MAJOR SNOWSTORM FOR SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA...
.INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE GULF COAST THIS
EVENING TO EAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
SYSTEM WILL SPREAD HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA LATE
FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
940 PM EST THU FEB 4 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO
6 PM EST SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY.
A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS
EVENING WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TO NEAR CAPE HATTERAS BY EARLY
SATURDAY...THEN MOVE OUT OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN SATURDAY.
SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS DURING THE LATE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS FRIDAY...OVERSPREADING THE REMAINDER OF
THE REGION BY LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY
AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE TURNPIKE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING.
THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY AROUND MID DAY SATURDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES OVER THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH OF THE TURNPIKE. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY ON
SATURDAY...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN EXPOSED
AREAS. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SO ACROSS SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...WHERE
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR
PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
940 PM EST THU FEB 4 2010
...MAJOR SNOWSTORM FOR SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA...
.INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE GULF COAST THIS
EVENING TO EAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
SYSTEM WILL SPREAD HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA LATE
FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-
FRANKLIN-PERRY-DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
940 PM EST THU FEB 4 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO
6 PM EST SATURDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY.
A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS
EVENING WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TO NEAR CAPE HATTERAS BY EARLY
SATURDAY...THEN MOVE OUT OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN SATURDAY.
SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS DURING THE LATE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS FRIDAY...OVERSPREADING THE REMAINDER OF
THE REGION BY LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY
AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE TURNPIKE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING.
THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY AROUND MID DAY SATURDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES OVER THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH OF THE TURNPIKE. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY ON
SATURDAY...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN EXPOSED
AREAS. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SO ACROSS SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...WHERE
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR
PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.