Jefferson County Expected to be Hit with 6 or More Inches of Snow

Man Clearing Snow with a Snow BlowerJEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. (EYT) – A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect for Jefferson County and surrounding areas.

The following urgent winter weather message was released by the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh on January 31, 2015 at 8:28 a.m.:

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
828 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

AREAS AFFECTED

– VENANGO-FOREST-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…FRANKLIN…TIONESTA…CLARION…BROOKVILLE

TIME PERIOD

– WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
– THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY

DETAILS

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…6 INCHES OR GREATER.
* SNOW/ICE BEGINNING…SUNDAY MORNING.
* PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW/ICE…SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.
* SNOW/ICE ENDING…MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOW ACCUMULATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATION MAY SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL. PREPARE FOR WINTER
WEATHER AND MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS VIA THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOMEPAGE NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER NEWS MEDIA.


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