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WWUS51 KPBZ 031821  
SQWPBZ  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SNOW SQUALL WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA  
121 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2025  
 
OHC029-PAC007-019-031-073-085-121-WVC029-031900-  
/O.NEW.KPBZ.SQ.W.0002.250103T1821Z-250103T1900Z/  
COLUMBIANA OH-BEAVER PA-BUTLER PA-CLARION PA-LAWRENCE PA-MERCER  
PA-VENANGO PA-HANCOCK WV-  
121 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR...  
COLUMBIANA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO...  
MERCER COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...  
VENANGO COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...  
NORTHERN BUTLER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...  
WEST CENTRAL CLARION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...  
NORTHERN BEAVER COUNTY IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...  
LAWRENCE COUNTY IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...  
HANCOCK COUNTY IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 200 PM EST.  
 
* AT 121 PM EST, A SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM 6 MILES  
NORTHWEST OF FRANKLIN TO OVER LISBON, OR ALONG A LINE FROM 6 MILES  
NORTHWEST OF FRANKLIN TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBIANA, MOVING  
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS LEADING  
TO BLOWING SNOW AND RAPIDLY FALLING VISIBILITY. WIND  
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS  
WITHIN MINUTES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
NEW CASTLE, HERMITAGE, SHARON, SALEM, EAST LIVERPOOL, OIL CITY,  
BEAVER FALLS, GROVE CITY, FRANKLIN, COLUMBIANA, EAST PALESTINE,  
WELLSVILLE, ELLWOOD CITY, HOMEACRE-LYNDORA, NEW BRIGHTON,  
SUGARCREEK, FARRELL, SHANOR-NORTHVUE, BEAVER AND CALCUTTA.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN! RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE  
EXPECTED WITH THIS HAZARDOUS SNOW SQUALL. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN  
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.  
 
REDUCE YOUR SPEED AND TURN ON HEADLIGHTS! DURING SNOW SQUALLS, THE  
VISIBILITY MAY SUDDENLY DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4069 8082 4086 8101 4090 8090 4093 8089  
4093 8082 4090 8082 4090 8052 4120 8052  
4148 8021 4149 8000 4153 7994 4150 7954  
4141 7952 4110 7968 4116 7968 4117 7969  
4109 7969 4088 7995 4056 8055  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 295DEG 20KT 4145 7995 4118 8015 4105 8038  
4077 8079  
 
SNOW SQUALL...RADAR INDICATED  
 

 
 
FRAZIER  
 
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