URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
356 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010
..ANOTHER WINTER STORM ON THE WAY…
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN FROM THE MIDWEST ON TUESDAY…THEN
REDEVELOP AND INTENSITY OFF OF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A HEAVY SNOWFALL IS LIKELY FROM THIS
SYSTEM…ESPECIALLY OVER THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY AND SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA.
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY ON TUESDAY…
SPREADING SNOW INTO CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY AS A
SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE COAST. THE TIMING…
INTENSIFICATION AND TRACK OF THE SECONDARY LOW WILL ULTIMATELY
DETERMINE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
AT THIS POINT…TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
AVERAGE BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES OVER MOST OF THE WARNING AREA…
WITH AMOUNTS GREATER THAN ONE FOOT POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTHEAST
OF I-81…INCLUDING HARRISBURG…YORK AND LANCASTER.
IN ADDITION…ON WEDNESDAY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FOR THE REGION
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
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.
