The National Weather Service in State College has issued a winter storm warning for the region.
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A DEVELOPING STORM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TO NEAR CAPE HATTERAS BY EARLY SATURDAY…THEN MOVE OUT OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN SATURDAY.
LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER TODAY…AND LAST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY MID DAY SATURDAY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE BEFORE THE STORM WINDS DOWN 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.
