WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY

UPDATE: ADVISORY STATUS HAS CHANGED. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL END AT 1 PM TODAY, JAN. 7.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…

WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY.

* LOCATION…NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA FROM POTTER TO SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS…2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING…TONIGHT THROUGH MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY.

* WINDS… SOUTHEAST SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS…LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS.

* TEMPERATURES (OPTIONAL)…20S.

* VISIBILITIES (OPTIONAL)…MOSTLY 1 TO 3 MILES… OCCASIONALLY DOWN TO HALF A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES…WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST.

SNOW WILL AFFECT CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY… LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION TONIGHT THEN STRENGTHEN OFF THE EAST COAST ON FRIDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

ACCCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.

POTTER- TIOGA- NORTHERN LYCOMING– SULLIVAN- SOUTHERN LYCOMING- MONTOUR- NORTHUMBERLAND- COLUMBIA- SCHUYLKILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF… COUDERSPORT… MANSFIELD… WELLSBORO… LAPORTE… WILLIAMSPORT… DANVILLE… SUNBURY… SHAMOKIN… BLOOMSBURG… POTTSVILLE