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SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
614 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2025
PAC009-040000-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SQ.W.0009.250103T2314Z-250104T0000Z/
BEDFORD PA-
614 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A
* SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BEDFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 700 PM EST.
* AT 612 PM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN
BEDFORD COUNTY NEAR NEW ENTERPRISE.
HAZARD...INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO
BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY RAPIDLY FALLING TO LESS THAN
ONE-QUARTER MILE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 99 FROM MILE MARKERS 10 TO 14.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW ENTERPRISE, BLUE KNOB STATE PARK, QUEEN, WOODBURY, DEFIANCE,
HOPEWELL, AND BLUE KNOB SKI RESORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONSIDER AVOIDING OR DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE SNOW SQUALL PASSES
YOUR LOCATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS MAY LEAD
TO ACCIDENTS.
SERIOUS INJURIES AND DEATHS MAY RESULT FROM PEOPLE EXITING THEIR
VEHICLES DURING A SNOW SQUALL. DRIVERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE YOU OR
STOP! IF YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR PULLED TO THE SIDE
OF THE ROADWAY, QUICKLY EXIT YOUR VEHICLE AND MOVE AS FAR AWAY FROM
THE ROADWAY AS POSSIBLE ONLY WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. DO NOT STAND
ALONG OR NEAR THE ROADWAY, SINCE APPROACHING VEHICLES MAY BE UNABLE
TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.
LAT...LON 4026 7865 4028 7865 4032 7863 4033 7862
4029 7850 4025 7845 4028 7844 4014 7814
4009 7820 4007 7820 4005 7818 4004 7821
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 304DEG 43KT 4020 7841
SNOW SQUALL...RADAR INDICATED
KF
NO PENNDOT CMS BOARDS ARE ENCOMPASSED BY THIS WARNING.
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