...A DESTRUCTIVE LATE SEASON SNOWSTORM WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE
LAUREL HIGHLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
.SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING ALONG THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST
WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD REACHING NEW JERSEY
AROUND DAYBREAK MONDAY. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR A VERY
HEAVY...WET...AND DESTRUCTIVE LATE SEASON SNOWFALL ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA...AND PARTS OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN REGION AS WELL. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL ALSO OCCUR DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. GIVEN THE
ACCELERATED GREEN UP AND LEAF OUT ACROSS THE REGION...THE HEAVY
WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE WHICH
WILL LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES DUE TREES AND LIMBS FALLING ONTO
UTILITY LINES. PERSONS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE WINTER STORM
WARNING AREA...SHOULD PREPARE FOR EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES AS A
RESULT OF THIS STORM.
...A WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EDT TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY WET SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA
INCLUDING THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS BETWEEN
14 AND 18 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA AND PORTIONS OF THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS.
* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES WILL OCCUR LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDAY HOURS MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FROM PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW
AND POOR VISIBILITY. THERE IS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD
TREE DAMAGE. THE FALLING TREES AND LIMBS WILL KNOCK DOWN UTILITY
LINES...LIKELY CAUSING WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ANY POWER OUTAGES THAT OCCUR IN
RURAL LOCATIONS COULD BE LENGTHY.
* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
LATE TONIGHT...BECOMING NORTH NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH MONDAY.
* TEMPERATURES...30 TO 35 DEGREES.
* VISIBILITIES...BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES.
