The National Weather Service of Pittsburgh issued the following urgent winter weather message at 4:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 19, 2016:
MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SHARON…HERMITAGE…GROVE CITY…OIL CITY…FRANKLIN…TIONESTA…NEW CASTLE…ELLWOOD CITY…BUTLER…CLARION…PUNXSUTAWNEY…BROOKVILLE…KITTANNING…FORD CITY…INDIANA
…LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY…
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…2 TO 4 INCHES.
* SNOW BEGINNING…SATURDAY EVENING.
* PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW…AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.
* SNOW ENDING…SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SUNDAY EVENING.
* WINDS…WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS…THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND WIND GUSTS MAY PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.