Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1226 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

PAZ017>019-024>028-033>036-045-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-100726-
ADAMS-BEDFORD-BLAIR-CAMBRIA-CLEARFIELD-COLUMBIA-CUMBERLAND-DAUPHIN-
FRANKLIN-FULTON-HUNTINGDON-JUNIATA-LANCASTER-LEBANON-MIFFLIN-MONTOUR-
NORTHERN CENTRE-NORTHUMBERLAND-PERRY-SCHUYLKILL-SNYDER-SOMERSET-
SOUTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTOONA...HARRISBURG...JOHNSTOWN...
LANCASTER...STATE COLLEGE...WILLIAMSPORT...YORK
1226 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

.NOW...
BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL
RATES OF AN HALF INCH TO AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE LIKELY AT TIMES.
MOST OF THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL BE SOUTH OF A CLEARFIELD...LOCK
HAVEN...WILLIAMSPORT LINE EARLY ON. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME
DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT. AVOID TRAVEL OVERNIGHT IF POSSIBLE.

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Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
953 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

PAZ010>012-017>019-024>028-033>036-041-042-045-046-049>053-
056>059-063>066-101500-
/O.CON.KCTP.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100211T0000Z/
ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-NORTHERN CENTRE-
SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-SOMERSET-
BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
953 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH
PRE DAWN HOURS FROM THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS NORTH AND EAST THROUGH
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. BY DAYBREAK...THESE AREAS SHOULD SEE AN
ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. DURING THE MORNING...
3 TO 5 MORE INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY BEFORE SNOWFALL
DECREASES BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

FURTHER SOUTH OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND LOWER
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY...SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES
OVERNIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER
THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES
LATE IN THE DAY.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE BETWEEN 8
AND 12 INCHES OVER MOST OF THE WARNED AREA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN
EXCESS 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKET AND A CELLULAR
PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

&&

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
403 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

PAZ011-012-018-019-026>028-035-036-041-042-045-046-049>053-056>059-
063>066-100915-
CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-HUNTINGDON-
MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FULTON-FRANKLIN-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-
SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-
ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
403 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE.

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