Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Dense Fog Advisory Issued for This Morning

The National Weather Service issued a Dense Fog Advisory last evening through this morning for Schuylkill County and the surrounding areas.



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

 * TIMING...PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL BECOME MORE-WIDESPREAD AND THICKER THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE DENSE FOG WILL LAST INTO MID TO LATE MORNING OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. 

 * IMPACTS...SLOWED TRAVEL DUE TO VERY LIMITED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG WILL SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER MOST OF THE ADVISORY AREA. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO SLOW DOWN...USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS OR FOG LIGHTS... AND KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. CONSIDER ALLOWING EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

This advisory includes:

SOUTHERN CENTRE-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FRANKLIN- SOUTHERN CLINTON-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATE COLLEGE...HUNTINGDON... MOUNT UNION...LEWISTOWN...MIFFLINTOWN...CHAMBERSBURG... LOCK HAVEN...POTTSVILLE...LEBANON...GETTYSBURG...YORK...LANCASTER