WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 502 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
A WINTRY MIX OF EITHER SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN WILL
OVERSPREAD CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TODAY. THE ARRIVAL TIME OF THE
MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 7 AM OVER SOUTHWEST
PARTS OF THE REGION...NEAR SOMERSET...TO EARLY AFTERNOON AROUND
WILLIAMSPORT. THE AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
FROZEN PRECIPITATION WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS...FROM AROUND SOMERSET NORTHEAST THROUGH
PHILIPSBURG AND COUDERSPORT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO PLAIN
RAIN ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION BY LATE AFTERNOON...AS TEMPERATURES
RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK.
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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