072  
WWUS41 KCLE 180600  
WSWCLE  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
200 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
 
PAZ002-180900-  
/O.CON.KCLE.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260318T0900Z/  
SOUTHERN ERIE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EDINBORO, CORRY, AND UNION CITY  
200 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
ONE INCH.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD  
CONDITIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE REMAINING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL  
GRADUALLY LIFT OUT OVER THE LAKE THROUGH SUNRISE. BRIEF MODERATE  
TO HEAVY SNOW REMAINS POSSIBLE UNTIL THE BAND MOVES OFFSHORE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
 
THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PENNSYLVANIA  
TURNPIKE COMMISSION STRONGLY ENCOURAGE MOTORISTS TO HEED ALL TRAVEL  
RESTRICTIONS AND DELAY UNNECESSARY TRAVEL. VISIT WWW.511PA.COM FOR  
THE LATEST TRAVEL, ROADWAY, AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.  
 
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY  
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER  
STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU, INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS,  
BOOSTER CABLES, FLASHLIGHT, SHOVEL, BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING.  
ALSO TAKE WATER, A FIRST AID KIT, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP  
YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.  
 

 
 

 
 
PAZ001-003-180900-  
/O.CON.KCLE.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-260318T0900Z/  
NORTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MEADVILLE, ERIE, AND TITUSVILLE  
200 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY  
THIS MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE  
INCH.  
 
* WHERE...CRAWFORD AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD  
CONDITIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE REMAINING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL  
GRADUALLY LIFT OUT OVER THE LAKE THROUGH SUNRISE. BRIEF MODERATE  
TO HEAVY SNOW REMAINS POSSIBLE UNTIL THE BAND MOVES OFFSHORE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PENNSYLVANIA  
TURNPIKE COMMISSION STRONGLY ENCOURAGE MOTORISTS TO HEED ALL TRAVEL  
RESTRICTIONS AND DELAY UNNECESSARY TRAVEL. VISIT WWW.511PA.COM FOR  
THE LATEST TRAVEL, ROADWAY, AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.  
 
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY  
HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN  
ALSO VARY GREATLY. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER,  
VISIBILITY, AND ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
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