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.