A total snow accumulation of up to 3 to 7 inches is expected late tonight (Friday, January 23, 2015) into Saturday afternoon for Tamaqua and surrounding communities. Forecasts vary greatly.
Anticipate snow to start falling after 11 PM tonight and temperatures to remain just below freezing today and tomorrow.

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The National Weather Service in State College has issued a Winter Storm Warning for our area from 7 PM today to 1 PM on Saturday.
It reads:
… WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS… THE SOUTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS… PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY… AND WESTERN POCONO MOUNTAINS.
* HAZARD TYPES… SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS… 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW.
* TIMING… SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW COULD POTENTIALLY MIX WITH LIGHT RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN SATURDAY MORNING FROM AROUND THE HARRISBURG AND LEBANON AREA… SOUTH AND EASTWARD.
* IMPACTS… ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY.
* WINDS… EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES… IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION…

More Information:
A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK UP THE EAST COAST… BRINGING AN 8 TO 12 HOUR PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY.

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