889  
WWUS51 KPBZ 031841  
SQWPBZ  
 
SNOW SQUALL WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA  
141 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2025  
 
OHC029-PAC007-019-031-073-085-121-WVC029-031900-  
/O.CON.KPBZ.SQ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250103T1900Z/  
COLUMBIANA OH-BEAVER PA-BUTLER PA-CLARION PA-LAWRENCE PA-MERCER  
PA-VENANGO PA-HANCOCK WV-  
141 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2025  
 
...SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST FOR EASTERN  
COLUMBIANA, EASTERN MERCER, VENANGO, NORTHERN BUTLER, WEST CENTRAL  
CLARION, NORTHERN BEAVER, LAWRENCE AND HANCOCK COUNTIES...  
 
AT 141 PM EST, A SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM OVER  
FRANKLIN TO NEAR CALCUTTA, OR ALONG A LINE FROM OVER FRANKLIN TO 7  
MILES NORTHWEST OF EAST LIVERPOOL, 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, EAST LIVERPOOL, OIL CITY, BEAVER FALLS, GROVE CITY,  
FRANKLIN, COLUMBIANA, EAST PALESTINE, ELLWOOD CITY,  
HOMEACRE-LYNDORA, NEW BRIGHTON, SUGARCREEK, SHANOR-NORTHVUE,  
BEAVER, CALCUTTA, ZELIENOPLE, ROCHESTER, SLIPPERY ROCK, OHIOVILLE  
AND MIDLAND.  
 
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 4075 8074 4087 8070 4090 8052 4109 8044  
4139 8017 4153 7994 4150 7954 4141 7952  
4110 7968 4116 7968 4117 7969 4109 7969  
4088 7995 4056 8055  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 295DEG 20KT 4144 7993 4117 8013 4104 8036  
4077 8077  
 
SNOW SQUALL...RADAR INDICATED  
 
 
 
FRAZIER  
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