Friday, February 20, 2015

Winter Storm Watch Issued for Central Pennsylvania

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Central Pennsylvania

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

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

* HAZARD TYPES...LOW WIND CHILLS TODAY. HEAVY SNOW AND SOME FREEZING RAIN SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH A TRACE OF ICE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH NOON TODAY. 

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 15 MINUTES SLOWED OR EVEN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ALL DAY SATURDAY AND INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS.

This watch includes

HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FULTON-FRANKLIN-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON- CUMBERLAND-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTINGDON...MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN... MIFFLINTOWN...MCCONNELLSBURG...CHAMBERSBURG...LEWISBURG... SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN...BLOOMSBURG... BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG