LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY

The National Weather Service has issued a Lake Effect Snow Watch

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING…

IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION…NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS.

* ACCUMULATIONS…8 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* TIMING…A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN DURING THE DAY SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK.

* WINDS…WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS…SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW.

* TEMPERATURES…UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS NEAR ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW IN PARTS OF THE AREA IN THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS.

PERSISTENT LAKE EFFECT AND UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS MAY BRING SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND LAUREL HIGHLANDS FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MID WEEK…

WARREN-MCKEAN– INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WARREN…BRADFORD