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SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
424 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2025
PAC003-005-007-019-063-073-129-032200-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SQ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250103T2200Z/
ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BEAVER PA-BUTLER PA-INDIANA PA-LAWRENCE
PA-WESTMORELAND PA-
424 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2025
...SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN ALLEGHENY, CENTRAL WESTMORELAND, SOUTHERN ARMSTRONG,
BUTLER, SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA, NORTHEASTERN BEAVER AND LAWRENCE
COUNTIES...
AT 424 PM EST, A HAZARDOUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED NEAR ELLWOOD
CITY, OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW CASTLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30
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...
CRANBERRY, NEW CASTLE, GREENSBURG, INDIANA, BUTLER, LATROBE,
VANDERGRIFT, HOMER CITY, APOLLO, NEW KENSINGTON, LOWER BURRELL,
HARRISON TOWNSHIP, ELLWOOD CITY, HOMEACRE-LYNDORA, ARNOLD,
SHANOR-NORTHVUE, TARENTUM, NATRONA HEIGHTS, MERIDIAN AND
ZELIENOPLE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 79 IN PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 81 AND 105.
INTERSTATE 376 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 10 AND 25.
PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 7...AND
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 17 AND 18.
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 4085 8039 4092 8052 4109 8052 4106 8031
4102 8000 4088 7969 4072 7933 4063 7906
4057 7912 4043 7924 4026 7938 4037 7962
4043 7935 4051 7950 4055 7970 4070 8009
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 299DEG 27KT 4099 8042
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
RACKLEY
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