JEFFERSON CO., Pa. (EYT) – A Winter Storm Warning continues for Jefferson County and surrounding areas.
The National Weather Service of Pittsburgh issued the following Urgent Winter Weather Message at 7:58 a.m. on Saturday, December 17, 2016:
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
758 AM EST SAT DEC 17 2016
MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-CLARION-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SHARON…HERMITAGE…GROVE CITY…
OIL CITY…FRANKLIN…TIONESTA…CLARION…PUNXSUTAWNEY…BROOKVILLE
758 AM EST SAT DEC 17 2016
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON…
* ICE ACCUMULATION…ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OR GREATER.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION…1 TO 3 INCHES.
* TIMING…SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS…ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE AND SNOW ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD PRODUCE NUMEROUS OUTAGES.
* WIND…SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SNOW… SLEET…AND ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE BY CALLING 412-262-1988… POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE… OR USING TWITTER@NWSPITTSBURGH.
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