Monday, February 3, 2014
Winter Storm Watch Issued For Schuylkill County
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 INCHES OR MORE.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND END WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW WILL BE WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.