WINTER STORM WATCH

Posted by admin on April 21, 2012 in News, WeatherNo comments

...A LATE SEASON...HEAVY AND DESTRUCTIVE SNOWSTORM IS POSSIBLE
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... 

.SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST
EARLY SUNDAY AND MOVE NORTH ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD REACHING
THE DELMARVA PENINSULA EARLY SUNDAY NIGHT. A DEEPENING...AND SLOW
MOVING UPPER LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CROSS CENTRAL OR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA MONDAY.
THE FAVORABLE TRACK OF BOTH OF THESE FEATURES WILL LEAD THE THE
POTENTIAL OF A HEAVY...AND DESTRUCTIVE LATE SEASON SNOWFALL ACROSS
THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA. THERE IS A
DISTINCT THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES
FROM THE HEAVY SNOW AND POTENTIALLY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS FROM
THIS STORM. 

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING... 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF
PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS. 

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW...ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING NORTHERLY
WINDS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES...WITH UP TO ONE FOOT
POSSIBLE ACROSS SOME OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 

* TIMING...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FROM PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW
AND POOR VISIBILITY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS DOWNED
TREES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES...BEGINNING LATER SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
SUNDAY NIGHT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
MONDAY. 

* TEMPERATURES...30 TO 35 DEGREES. 

* VISIBILITIES...BELOW ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES.