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SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
304 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2025
PAC003-005-007-019-031-063-065-129-032015-
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ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BEAVER PA-BUTLER PA-CLARION PA-INDIANA
PA-JEFFERSON PA-WESTMORELAND PA-
304 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2025
...SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EST FOR
NORTHERN ALLEGHENY, NORTHWESTERN WESTMORELAND, ARMSTRONG, SOUTHERN
BUTLER, SOUTHEASTERN CLARION, NORTHWESTERN INDIANA, SOUTHERN
JEFFERSON PA AND SOUTHEASTERN BEAVER COUNTIES...
AT 304 PM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM
NEAR BROOKVILLE TO OVER WILKINSBURG, OR ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR
BROOKVILLE TO OVER PENN HILLS, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 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...DOPPLER RADAR AND WEBCAMS.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PITTSBURGH, PENN HILLS, ROSS TOWNSHIP, MCCANDLESS TOWNSHIP,
MONROEVILLE, CRANBERRY, MOON TOWNSHIP, MCKEESPORT, BUTLER,
FRANKLIN PARK, JEANNETTE, ALIQUIPPA, PUNXSUTAWNEY, CLARION,
VANDERGRIFT, KITTANNING, BROOKVILLE, APOLLO, RIMERSBURG AND SHALER
TOWNSHIP.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
PARKWAY NORTH BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 13.
INTERSTATE 80 IN PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 57 AND 90.
INTERSTATE 79 IN PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 65 AND 83.
INTERSTATE 376 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 43 AND 46...AND
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 72 AND 84.
PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 25 AND 69.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN! RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
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.
LAT...LON 4061 8036 4089 7983 4093 7981 4086 7961
4129 7946 4132 7943 4112 7880 4111 7880
4062 7927 4028 7966
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 296DEG 28KT 4120 7935 4081 7974 4057 8016
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
RACKLEY
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