Monday, March 2, 2015

Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Tuesday

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...

WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS....LOWER TO MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW MIXING WITH SLEET...THEN CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND 1 INCH...FOLLOWED BY A TRACE TO UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. 

* TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY...AND QUICKLY MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN. A COMPLETE CHANGEOVER TO RAIN IS LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND SLIPPERY UNTREATED WALKWAYS. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WIND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON THE RIDGETOPS.

The advisory covers the follows counties

SOUTHERN CENTRE-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN CLINTON- SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA- PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATE COLLEGE...LEWISTOWN... MIFFLINTOWN...CHAMBERSBURG...LOCK HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT... LEWISBURG...SELINSGROVE...DANVILLE...SUNBURY...SHAMOKIN... BLOOMSBURG...BERWICK...NEWPORT...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY... POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER