URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE: WARREN-MCKEAN-

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
307 AM EST MON DEC 6 2010

...PERSISTENT LAKE EFFECT AND UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND LAUREL
HIGHLANDS OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS...

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WARREN-MCKEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD
307 AM EST MON DEC 6 2010

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY.

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY MUCH HIGHER
  AMOUNTS UP TO 2 FEET OVER THE NORMAL SNOWBELT
  LOCATIONS...MAINLY OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN WARREN COUNTY.

* TIMING...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND
  LOCALIZED HEAVIER SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
  BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. LOW
  VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO
  OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE
  SINGLE DIGITS NEAR ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW TYPICALLY FALLS AS NARROW BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITHIN
A LARGER AREA OF LIGHTER SNOW. SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER
HOUR ARE LIKELY UNDER THE HEAVIER BANDS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND A CELLULAR PHONE
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES.