WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 238 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO
7 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD PORTIONS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AROUND
DAYBREAK SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE
TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 6 AND 8
INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
SNOW COULD FALL HEAVY AT TIMES AND COMBINE WITH NORTHEASTERLY WIND
GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
THIS COULD AT TIMES REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO CREATING
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SATURDAY.
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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