(01/20/16) A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for Schuylkill County.
The National Weather Service has issued the following:
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* LOCATIONS... SCHUYLKILL COUNTY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 6 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE.
* TIMING... SNOW BEGINS FRIDAY EVENING. THE PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW WILL BE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW ENDS BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* WINDS... NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* IMPACTS... HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW ACCUMULATION. A GUSTY WIND MAY DRIFT SNOW ACROSS ROADS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.