JEFFERSON CO., Pa. (EYT) – A Lake Effect Snow Advisory has been issued for Jefferson County and surrounding areas.
The National Weather Service of Pittsburgh issued the following urgent Winter Weather Message at 4:45 a.m. on Friday, December 30, 2016:
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
445 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016
CLARION-JEFFERSON-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CLARION…PUNXSUTAWNEY…BROOKVILLE
…LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY.
…LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING…
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…3 TO 5 INCHES.
* TIMING…LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. HEAVIER BANDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS…THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
* WIND…WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
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.
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