Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Tuesday

(01/09/2017) The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Tuesday Afternoon into Tuesday Night for Schuylkill County.

UPDATE:  The time of the advisory has been updated since originally issued.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

 * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. 

 * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN A TENTH AND A QUARTER INCH. 

 * TIMING...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL FALL OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING. WARMER AIR WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT, TURNING PRECIPITATION TO PLAIN RAIN. 

 * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY CREATE SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW.