WEATHER ALERT: Lake Effect Snow Advisory Issued for Region

| December 30, 2016

snow-blowerVENANGO COUNTY, Pa. (EYT) – A Lake Effect Snow Advisory has been issued for Venango County and surrounding areas.

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The National Weather Service of Pittsburgh issued the following urgent Winter Weather Message at 4:45 a.m. on Friday, December 30, 2016:

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
445 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016

MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SHARON…HERMITAGE…GROVE CITY…
OIL CITY…FRANKLIN…TIONESTA
1119 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016

…LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY…

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…3 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING…LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. HEAVIER BANDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS…THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

* WIND…WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS.

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