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WWUS51 KPBZ 010335
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SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1035 PM EST WED DEC 31 2025
PAC019-031-073-085-121-010415-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SQ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260101T0415Z/
BUTLER PA-CLARION PA-LAWRENCE PA-MERCER PA-VENANGO PA-
1035 PM EST WED DEC 31 2025
...SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EST FOR
SOUTHERN MERCER, SOUTHERN VENANGO, NORTHERN BUTLER, WEST CENTRAL
CLARION AND NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES...
AT 1035 PM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM
NEAR OIL CITY TO NEAR FARRELL, OR ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR OIL CITY TO
NEAR SHARON, MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. VISBILITY DROPPED TO ONE-QUARTER
MILE AT THE AIRPORT IN FRANKLIN.
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 AIRPORT VISIBILITY SENSORS.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HERMITAGE, SHARON, OIL CITY, GROVE CITY, FRANKLIN, SHARPSVILLE,
KNOX, SUGARCREEK, FARRELL, SLIPPERY ROCK, NEW WILMINGTON, OAKWOOD,
NEW CASTLE NORTHWEST, MERCER, PULASKI, HASSON HEIGHTS, STONEBORO,
SENECA, NEW BEDFORD AND HARRISVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 80 IN PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 56.
INTERSTATE 79 IN PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 109 AND 128.
INTERSTATE 376 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 12.
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.
LAT...LON 4128 8052 4146 7962 4119 7949 4116 7968
4117 7969 4115 7969 4100 8052
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 344DEG 15KT 4144 7973 4126 8058
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
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