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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
315 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
PAC001-055-071-133-010945-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SQ.W.0011.260101T0815Z-260101T0945Z/
ADAMS PA-FRANKLIN PA-LANCASTER PA-YORK PA-
315 AM EST THU JAN 1 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A
* SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR...
ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
YORK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 445 AM EST.
* AT 314 AM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM TOWER CITY TO NEAR LINGLESTOWN TO SHIPPENSBURG TO
NEAR LOCUST GROVE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO
BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY RAPIDLY FALLING TO LESS THAN
ONE-QUARTER MILE. WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR AND WEBCAMS.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 239 AND 245, AND FROM
MILE MARKERS 268 TO 295.
INTERSTATE 81 FROM MILE MARKERS 1 TO 11.
INTERSTATE 83 FROM MILE MARKERS 1 TO 40.
THIS SNOW SQUALL WILL BE NEAR...
LOWER ALLEN AROUND 320 AM EST.
NEW CUMBERLAND, GREENCASTLE, AND DILLSBURG AROUND 330 AM EST.
WAYNESBORO, ELIZABETHTOWN, AND CASHTOWN AROUND 340 AM EST.
MANHEIM, GETTYSBURG, AND WEIGELSTOWN AROUND 350 AM EST.
EAST PETERSBURG, YORK, AND HANOVER AROUND 400 AM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SNOW SQUALL INCLUDE ARENDTSVILLE,
YORK HAVEN, BUCK, GARDNERS, AND REINHOLDS.
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.
SERIOUS INJURIES AND DEATHS MAY RESULT FROM PEOPLE EXITING THEIR
VEHICLES DURING A SNOW SQUALL. DRIVERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE YOU OR
STOP! IF YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR PULLED TO THE SIDE
OF THE ROADWAY, QUICKLY EXIT YOUR VEHICLE AND MOVE AS FAR AWAY FROM
THE ROADWAY AS POSSIBLE ONLY WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. DO NOT STAND
ALONG OR NEAR THE ROADWAY, SINCE APPROACHING VEHICLES MAY BE UNABLE
TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.
LAT...LON 3978 7804 3994 7747 3999 7740 4003 7719
4015 7703 4016 7691 4020 7693 4023 7690
4018 7676 4012 7672 4016 7670 4019 7661
4025 7631 4031 7615 4014 7587 4010 7594
3996 7599 3987 7599 3973 7610 3973 7808
TIME...MOT...LOC 0814Z 305DEG 32KT 4059 7649 4042 7683 4011 7749 3979
7828
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
LAMBERT/BEATY
THIS WARNING ENCOMPASSES PENNDOT CMS BOARDS
ADAMS CO PV-102 GRANITE STATION ROAD (ADAMS)...
D8_15S-PA 234 DMS-08-032 (ADAMS)...
D8_30W-15 DMS-08-111 (ADAMS)...
D8_30E-GREENFIELD RD (DMS-08-059) (LANCASTER)...
D8_30E-HBG.PK. (DMS-08-055) (LANCASTER)...
D8_83N-39.7 DMS-08-028 (CUMBERLAND)...
D8_283E-LANDISVILLE (DMS-08-060) (LANCASTER)...
D8_81N-11.3 DMS-08-016R (FRANKLIN)...
D8_81S-10.8 DMS-08-103 (FRANKLIN)...
FRANKLIN PV-418 (FRANKLIN)...
FRANKLIN PV-469 (FRANKLIN)...
FRANKLIN PV-470 (FRANKLIN)...
D8_222N-FARMERSVILLE (LANCASTER)...
D8_222N-LANDISVALLEY RD DMS-08-P021 (LANCASTER)...
D8_222S-322 DMS-08-094 (LANCASTER)...
D8_222S-BUSHONG ROAD DMS-08-082 (LANCASTER)...
D8_283E-RHEEMS (DMS-08-058) (LANCASTER)...
D8_283W-722 (DMS-08-061) (LANCASTER)...
D8_30W-741 (DMS-08-056) (LANCASTER)...
D8_30W-PA 23 (DMS-08-057) (LANCASTER)...
TMC PV-030 US-30 EAST @ SYLVAN RETREAT ROAD (LANCASTER)...
TMC PV-188 TEST MODEL (DONT MOVE) (LANCASTER)...
TMC PV-257US-30 WEST AT STONEY BATTERY (LANCASTER)...
D8_30E-ACCOMAC RD (DMS-08-054) (YORK)...
D8_30E-NORTH HILLS DMS-08-039 (YORK)...
D8_30E-PA 234 DMS-08-046 (YORK)...
D8_30W-PA 234 DMS-08-040 (YORK)...
D8_30W-SHOE HOUSE RD. DMS-08-079 (YORK)...
D8_30W-WRIGHTSVILLE BRIDGE DMS-08-038 (YORK)...
D8_83N-15 DMS-08-035 (YORK)...
D8_83N-19.7 DMS-08-036 (YORK)...
D8_83N-31.4 DMS-08-042 (YORK)...
D8_83N-34.1 DMS-08-072 (YORK)...
D8_83N-36.9 DMS-08-027 (YORK)...
D8_83S-16 DMS-08-041 (YORK)...
D8_83S-24.5 DMS-08-053 (YORK)...
D8_83S-31.4 DMS-08-037 (YORK)...
D8_83S-38.8 (DMS-08-102) (YORK)...
YORK PV-442 I-83 SOUTH MM 34.3 (YORK)...
YORK PV-444 (YORK)...
YORK PV-471 (YORK)...
YORK PV-472 (YORK)...
YORK PV-560 (YORK)...
YORK PV-561 (YORK)...
YORK PV-562 (YORK)...
AND YORK PV-563 (YORK).
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