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SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
449 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2025
PAC003-005-007-019-063-073-129-032200-
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ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BEAVER PA-BUTLER PA-INDIANA PA-LAWRENCE
PA-WESTMORELAND PA-
449 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2025
...SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN ALLEGHENY, NORTHWESTERN WESTMORELAND, SOUTHERN
ARMSTRONG, SOUTHERN BUTLER, SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA, NORTHEASTERN
BEAVER AND SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES...
AT 449 PM EST, A HAZARDOUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED NEAR MERIDIAN, OR
6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUTLER, 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, INDIANA, BUTLER, VANDERGRIFT, HOMER CITY,
APOLLO, NEW KENSINGTON, LOWER BURRELL, HARRISON TOWNSHIP, ELLWOOD
CITY, HOMEACRE-LYNDORA, ARNOLD, SHANOR-NORTHVUE, TARENTUM, NATRONA
HEIGHTS, MERIDIAN, ZELIENOPLE, BLAIRSVILLE AND BRACKENRIDGE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 79 IN PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 81 AND 97.
INTERSTATE 376 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 13 AND 25.
PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 2 AND 7...AND
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 18.
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.
LAT...LON 4085 8039 4092 8052 4106 8052 4098 8026
4090 8009 4092 8000 4088 7969 4072 7933
4063 7906 4057 7912 4040 7927 4043 7935
4051 7950 4055 7970 4070 8009
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 299DEG 27KT 4089 8020
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
RACKLEY
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