WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1113 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION PRECEDED BY A FEW
INCHES OF SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11
AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL TRACK
NORTHEAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM
WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY A QUICK
CHANGE TO A WINTRY MIX THEN FREEZING RAIN LATER TONIGHT.
1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL LIKELY ACCUMULATE EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE
THE CHANGEOVER. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A SIGNIFICANT
COATING OF ICE LATER TONIGHT...BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO
PLAIN RAIN AND TAPERS OFF TO DRIZZLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE AREAS MOST AT RISK FOR A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF ICE ARE
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OVER 2000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THOSE WITH TRAVEL
PLANS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO TAKE AN ALTERNATIVE
ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.
CARRY EXTRA SUPPLIES...INCLUDING BLANKETS...FOOD AND A CELLULAR
PHONE IN CASE YOUR CAR BECOMES STRANDED. 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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HIGH WIND WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 157 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH DAYBREAK THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST FROM THE OHIO VALLEY
WEDNESDAY...CROSSING THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA LATE
IN THE DAY WEDNESDAY. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE
WAKE OF THIS FRONT AS MUCH COLDER AIR SURGES INTO THE REGION.
SUSTAINED...WEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH POTENTIAL
GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. THE POSSIBILITY OF A THIN COATING OF
ICE REMAINING ON TREES AND POWER LINES FROM OUR UPCOMING WINTER
STORM COULD LEAD TO WIND DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES FROM LESSER WIND
GUSTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
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LAMBERT/RADZANOWSKI/EVANEGO
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