VENANGO COUNTY, Pa. (EYT) – A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for Venango County and the surrounding areas.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATEMENT:

URGENT — WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
12:06 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015

VENANGO-FOREST-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…FRANKLIN…TIONESTA…CLARION…BROOKVILLE

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY…

…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…6 INCHES OR GREATER.

* WINDS…NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* WIND CHILL…AROUND 10 BELOW.

* IMPACTS…FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN

* SNOW/ICE BEGINNING…SUNDAY MORNING.

* PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW/ICE…SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.

* SNOW/ICE ENDING…MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOW ACCUMULATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WIND WILL PRODUCE LOW WIND CHILL INDICES. THIS COULD RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU DRESS PROPERLY.

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.