Winter Storm Watch Issued for Schuylkill County

SCHUYLKILL:

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING ...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS ...MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO THE SUSQUEHANNA
VALLEY AND POCONO PLATEAU.

* HAZARD TYPES ...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING ...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH JUST BEFORE
SUNRISE WEDNESDAY ...INCREASING IN INTENSITY DURING THE DAY ...
BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS ...SNOW COVERED ROADS. SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO HOLIDAY
TRAVEL.

* WINDS ...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES ...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ...SLEET ...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. 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.

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