CLARION, Pa. (EYT) – A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for Clarion County and the surrounding areas.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATEMENT (DEC 19 – 3:26 P.M.):
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA – INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SHARON…HERMITAGE…GROVE CITY…GREENVILLE…FARRELL…OIL CITY…FRANKLIN…SUGARCREEK…TIONESTA…CLARION…PUNXSUTAWNEY…BROOKVILLE…REYNOLDSVILLE…BROCKWAY
* HAZARD TYPES…HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW.
* TIMING…LATER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS…STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
* WINDS…WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…FALLING FROM THE MID 30S INTO THE UPPER 20S.
* VISIBILITIES…LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATION MAY SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL. PREPARE FOR WINTER WEATHER AND MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS VIA THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE HOMEPAGE NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER NEWS MEDIA.
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