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WWUS51 KPBZ 010517
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SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1217 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
PAC003-005-007-019-125-129-010545-
/O.CON.KPBZ.SQ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260101T0545Z/
ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BEAVER PA-BUTLER PA-WASHINGTON PA-
WESTMORELAND PA-
1217 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
...SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EST FOR
ALLEGHENY, NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON, NORTHWESTERN WESTMORELAND,
SOUTHWESTERN ARMSTRONG, SOUTHERN BUTLER AND SOUTHERN BEAVER
COUNTIES...
AT 1217 AM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM
NEAR FORD CITY TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF SHIPPINGPORT, OR ALONG A LINE FROM
6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KITTANNING TO 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EAST
LIVERPOOL, MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO
BLOWING SNOW AND RAPIDLY FALLING VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS UP
TO 30 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PITTSBURGH, PENN HILLS, MOUNT LEBANON, ROSS TOWNSHIP, MCCANDLESS
TOWNSHIP, CRANBERRY, MOON TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN PARK, ALIQUIPPA,
MONACA, VANDERGRIFT, KITTANNING, APOLLO, SHALER TOWNSHIP, PLUM,
NORTH SIDE PITTSBURGH, MURRYSVILLE, HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, SCOTT
TOWNSHIP AND WILKINSBURG.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
PARKWAY NORTH BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 13. INTERSTATE 79 IN
PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 56 AND 82. INTERSTATE 376 BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 40 AND 74. PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 25
AND 53.
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 4063 8045 4090 7955 4060 7938 4058 7940
4033 8027
TIME...MOT...LOC 0459Z 338DEG 25KT 4088 7966 4063 8049
SNOW SQUALL...RADAR INDICATED
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