WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 640 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY.
AN AREA OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS
EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT. SNOW AND SLEET WILL BE THE MAIN TYPES
OF PRECIPITATION...BUT SOME AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED.
THIS WILL LEAD TO A PERIOD OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THROUGH 1 OR 2 AM.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.
AREAS OF ICE ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ACROSS THE AREA AS PREVIOUSLY
WET ROADS FREEZE OVER...FORMING PATCHES OF BLACK ICE. PAVEMENT AND
OTHER SURFACES MAY ALSO COLLECT A THIN LAYER OF ICE.
USE EXTREME CATION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND 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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