WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 956 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM
EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY.
A STRONG UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE
REGION LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. A PERSISTENT NORTHWEST
FLOW WILL FOLLOW THIS DISTURBANCE AND CAUSE FREQUENT SNOW
SHOWERS...AND BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS TO OCCUR RIGHT
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY BE IN THE
4 TO 7 INCH RANGE.
IN ADDITION...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND GUST UP TO
35 MPH AT TIMES. AS A RESULT...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WILL BE LIKELY OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 AND 15 DEGREES
TO PRODUCE A WIND CHILL OF 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES.
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.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
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