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Northeastern York County Emergency Management Agency
Wednesday March 4th, 2015 :: 04:16 a.m. EST

Advisory

Winter Storm Warning in effect until 7 AM

.A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA TODAY...AND REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE KEYSTONE STATE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...AND A SHARP DROP IN TEMPERATURE.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE IF ANY ICE ACCUMULATION.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...PATCHES OF FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE TO PLAIN RAIN AFTER 7 AM. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY UNTIL AROUND 7 AM. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK...SNOW WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S EARLY TODAY...THEN FALLING INTO THE 20S TONIGHT. LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ADAMS ... BEDFORD ... BLAIR ... CUMBERLAND ... DAUPHIN ... FRANKLIN ... FULTON ... HUNTINGDON ... JUNIATA ... LANCASTER ... LEBANON ... MIFFLIN ... PERRY ... SCHUYLKILL ... YORK

Instructions:

DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE OR MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO. REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO [email protected]... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG C...T...P...W...X.

Address/Location
Northeastern York County Emergency Management Agency
5080 N Sherman St Ext
Mount Wolf, PA 17347

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 717-577-1844

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Storm Warning

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