VENANGO COUNTY, Pa. — A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect for Venango County and surrounding areas.

The National Weather Service of Pittsburgh issued the following Urgent Winter Weather Message at 4:18 a.m. on Saturday, February 28, 2015:

Winter Storm Watch
URGENT — WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
418 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2015

MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…GROVE CITY…FRANKLIN…TIONESTA…
NEW CASTLE…BUTLER…CLARION…BROOKVILLE
418 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2015

…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…4 TO 8 INCHES.

* SNOW BEGINNING…LATE TONIGHT.

* PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW…SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SNOW ENDING…SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

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

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.