WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 919 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
MONDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
MONDAY.
AN INTENSE AREA OF SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. EXPECT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BY 10
AM...ESPECIALLY IN THE ALLEGHENY AND LAUREL HIGHLANDS. MUCH OF
THAT SNOWFALL WILL COME DURING QUICK...INTENSE BURSTS OF
SNOW...KNOWN AS SQUALLS.
A COUPLE OF THESE SNOW SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
VALLEY LOCATIONS LIKE BEDFORD...ALTOONA...STATE COLLEGE AND
BELLEFONTE. HOWEVER...GENERALLY LIGHTER AMOUNTS...AROUND AN INCH
ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THOSE LOCATIONS BY MORNING. THE RIDGES
AROUND THESE LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF
SNOW. WESTERLY WIND GUSTS COULD ALSO REACH UP TO 35 MPH IN THE
MORE-INTENSE SQUALLS...CREATING BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND EXTREMELY LOW VISIBILITIES. PLEASE USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST.
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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DANGELO
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