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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
131 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
PAC039-049-171900-
/O.NEW.KCLE.SQ.W.0011.260117T1831Z-260117T1900Z/
ERIE PA-CRAWFORD PA-
131 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL ERIE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 200 PM EST.
* AT 130 PM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM ERIE TO NEAR KINSMAN, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...FLASH FREEZE ON ROADS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITY ASSOCIATED WITH INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW
AND GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO BLOWING SNOW. WIND GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR AND WEBCAMS.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN THE WARNING AREA.
THIS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF I-90, I-78 AND I-86.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ERIE, EDINBORO, NORTH EAST, WATERFORD, LINESVILLE, HARMONSBURG,
ADAMSVILLE, NORTHWEST HARBORCREEK, PYMATUNING CENTRAL, ATLANTIC,
PYMATUNING NORTH, HARBORCREEK, LAWRENCE PARK, WESLEYVILLE,
CONNEAUTVILLE, CONNEAUT LAKE, MCKEAN, VENANGO, CONNEAUT LAKESHORE,
AND NORTHWEST HARBORCR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WET ROADWAYS WILL QUICKLY FREEZE. BLACK ICE WILL CAUSE ROADS,
BRIDGES, AND OVERPASSES TO BECOME SLICK AND DANGEROUS. SLOW DOWN AND
BE PREPARED FOR A SUDDEN LOSS OF TRACTION.
IF TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, FIND THE NEAREST EXIT OR REST AREA AND
PARK SAFELY AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. ALLOW SNOW SQUALLS TO PASS BEFORE
ATTEMPTING TO RESUME TRAVEL.
THERE IS NO SAFE PLACE ON A HIGHWAY WHEN A SNOW SQUALL HITS.
VISIBILITY AND TRACTION ARE IMMEDIATELY LOST IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS,
MAKING IT DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO SLOW DOWN AND AVOID STOPPED
VEHICLES. DELAY TRAVEL OR SAFELY EXIT THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THE SNOW
SQUALL ARRIVES.
LAT...LON 4223 7976 4213 7981 4151 8033 4150 8052
4158 8051 4215 8005 4227 7977
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 246DEG 31KT 4214 8006 4151 8059
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
SNOW SQUALL IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT
SULLIVAN
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