VENANGO COUNTY, Pa. — A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for Venango County and surrounding areas.

The National Weather Service of Pittsburgh issued the following URGENT WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE at 2:28 p.m. on Saturday, January 31, 2015:

Winter Storm Warning
URGENT — WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
228 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…GROVE CITY…FRANKLIN…TIONESTA
228 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO NOON EST MONDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO NOON EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…8 TO 10 INCHES.

* SNOW BEGINNING…LATE TONIGHT.

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

* SNOW ENDING…MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL
MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. USE EXTREME CAUTION. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING…412-262-1988…POSTING
TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK PAGE…OR USING TWITTER
@NWSPITTSBURGH.