JEFFERSON CO., Pa. (EYT) – A freezing rain advisory has been issued for Jefferson County and surrounding areas.
The National Weather Service issued the following Urgent Winter Weather Message at 6:56 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2016:
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
656 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2016
FOREST-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…TIONESTA…CLARION…BROOKVILLE
656 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2016
…FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING…
* ICE ACCUMULATION…GLAZE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH…ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES.
* ICE ENDING…TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM AND SHOWERS WILL END AROUND 9PM.
* IMPACTS…LIGHT AMOUNTS OF ICE MAY MAKE ROADS AND SIDEWALKS HAZARDOUS. USE EXTREME CAUTION AS AREAS THAT LOOK WET MAY BE ICED OVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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