The following urgent weather message was issued at 6:50 p.m. on Saturday, December 5, 2015:
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
650 PM EST SAT DEC 5 2015
TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-
MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-NOBLE-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-
CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…NEW PHILADELPHIA…CARROLLTON…SALEM…
COSHOCTON…CADIZ…STEUBENVILLE…ZANESVILLE…CAMBRIDGE…
CALDWELL…GROVE CITY…FRANKLIN…TIONESTA…NEW CASTLE…
BUTLER…CLARION…BROOKVILLE…BEAVER…KITTANNING…INDIANA…WEIRTON
650 PM EST SAT DEC 5 2015
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS…DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FROM LOW VISIBILITY. FREEZING FOG MAY CAUSE SLICK SPOTS…ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
* VISIBILITY…NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING…SLOW DOWN…USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS…AND INCREASE DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES.