WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 240 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY.
MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...WHILE WINDS
PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITIES IN SOME AREAS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE
TONIGHT...WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES COMMON BY
MIDNIGHT OVER MUCH OF SCHUYLKILL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF DAUPHIN
AND PERRY COUNTIES. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL INCREASE HEADING SOUTH...
RANGING TO AROUND 20 INCHES ALONG THE MARYLAND BORDER.
EXTREME IMPACT WILL RESULT FROM 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL
RATES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ALONG WITH BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE
ENCOUNTERED WITH DRIFTS BETWEEN TWO AND THREE FEET LIKELY...
MAKING ROADS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR
PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.
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