Thursday, January 6, 2011

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS: NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARDS: SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. & &

The following locations are affected:
...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT... .PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG A SURFACE BOUNDARY MOVING SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE AREA FROM LATE TONIGHT TO FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM SULLIVAN TO ONEIDA COUNTIES IN NEW YORK. PAZ038 & gt;040-043-044-047-048-072-072015- /O.NEW.KBGM.WW.Y.0001.110107T0400Z-110108T0400Z/ BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE- PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK...SCRANTON... WILKES-BARRE...HAZLETON...MILFORD...HONESDALE 31

For more information:
http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=BGM&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes

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