Thursday, January 6, 2011

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS: NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. * HAZARDS: SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND WILL BECOME HEAVIER PRIOR TO DAYBREAK ON FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH MIDDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE 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 IN TIME FOR THE AM RUSH... .LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY PRIOR TO DAYBREAK ON FRIDAY. THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRIDAY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST...WITH HEAVIER SNOW LIKELY LINGERING INTO THE EVENING ACROSS THE FAR EAST. WITH THE SNOW LASTING LONGER THE FARTHER EAST YOU GO...THE HEAVIEST SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO EXTEND FROM FROM SULLIVAN TO ONEIDA COUNTIES IN NEW YORK...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS EXPECTED FARTHER WEST. PAZ038 & gt;040-043-044-047-048-072-080300- /O.CON.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 100

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

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