Issued by The National Weather Service
State College, PA
1:59 pm EST, Tue., Feb. 9, 2010
... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTH INTO THE OHIO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. EARLY WEDNESDAY A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST AND SLOWLY LIFT NORTH ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON... AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES LATE IN THE DAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES OVER MOST OF THE WARNED AREA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... BLANKET AND A CELLULAR PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
