JEFFERSON CO., Pa. – A Lake Effect Snow Advisory remains in effect for Jefferson County and surrounding areas.
The National Weather Service of Pittsburgh issued the following Urgent Winter Weather Message at 10:02 a.m. on Sunday, November 20, 2016:
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1002 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2016
MERCER-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON-ARMSTRONG-INDIANA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SHARON…HERMITAGE…GROVE CITY…NEW CASTLE…ELLWOOD CITY…BUTLER…CLARION…PUNXSUTAWNEY… BROOKVILLE…KITTANNING…FORD CITY…INDIANA
1002 AM EST SUN NOV 20 2016
…LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING…
* STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS…3 TO 5 INCHES.
* PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW…THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ENDING…SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS EVENING.
* WINDS…WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS…ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. IN COMBINATION WITH THE WIND…BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY… MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
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.
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