WIND CHILL WATCH, HIGH WIND WATCH AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

The National Weather Service in State College has issued a Wind Chill Watch, High Wind Watch and Winter Weather Advisory for our area over the next few days.
Friday night’s (February 13, 2015) temperatures will remain in the single digits with off-and-on chances of flurries.
Saturday will bring periods of snow starting around 11 AM, with a possible full-day accumulation of up to 1 to 2 inches.
Expect windy and colder weather for most of the day Sunday with wind chill temperatures remaining in the negative teens for most of the morning. Winds on Sunday could reach over 20 MPH most of the day. Sunday also brings a small chance of snow showers or flurries.
Sunday night into early Monday morning will bring even colder temperatures and wind chills reaching minus 22 degrees.

Below is the Winter Weather Advisory and Wind Chill Watch (page down further to view the High Wind Watch):

… WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY… … WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS… MUCH OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARD TYPES… SNOW… BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS… 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WIND CHILLS… 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING… LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS WILL MOVE THROUGH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THE SQUALLS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS… POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS… MAINLY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING IN SNOW SQUALLS. POSSIBLE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS… NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES… ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS… DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. YOUNG CHILDREN… THE ELDERLY AND THE HOMELESS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING… ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES… WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST.

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… SNOW AND BITTER COLD ON THE WAY…

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY. THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY PERIODS OF SNOW AND FOLLOWED BY BITTER WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW.

Below is the High Wind Watch warning (page up to view other weather warnings):

… HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING…

* WINDS… POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS… MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE POSSIBLE. DOWNED TREES AND UTILITY LINES COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH… OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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