THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.
* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.
* TIMING...A SLOW MOVING BAND OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT OVER THE AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BETWEEN 6 AND 9 PM.
* IMPACTS...UNTREATED...MAINLY SECONDARY...ROADS COULD BE HAZARDOUS FROM A LAYER OF ICE AND SNOW. VISIBILITY COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO AROUND ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS. USE CAUTION IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. 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.