FRANKLIN, Pa. (EYT) – A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Venango County and surrounding areas.

The following Urgent Winter Weather Message was issued by the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh:

URGENT — WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1047 AM EDT THU DEC 11 2014

MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…GROVE CITY…FRANKLIN…TIONESTA…CLARION…BROOKVILLE

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…2 TO 4 INCHES..WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

* SNOW BEGINNING…WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE MIXED WITH SLEET AT THE START.

* PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW…LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ENDING…DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING…ENDING OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS…DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

* WINDS…WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING 412-262-1988, POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE, OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH.