EXPECT ABOUT 3-4 INCHES OF SNOW FRIDAY

TamaquaArea.com File Photo of a PennDOT snow plow on North Railroad Street.
TamaquaArea.com File Photo of a PennDOT snow plow on North Railroad Street.

The first day of spring (tomorrow, Friday, March 20, 2015) will bring about 4 inches of snow for the Tamaqua area – starting around 6 AM. Snow showers will continue off-and-on throughout the day, ending around 8 PM. Expect from 3 to 5 inches of accumulation.
Temperatures for Friday will range around 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
Weather for Saturday, Sunday and Monday calls for partly to sunny skies with temperatures from 19 degrees to 41 degrees.


The National Weather Service in State College has issued a Winter Weather Advisory from 4 AM Friday to 4 PM Friday.
Below is the advisory:

… WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY…
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS… 4 TO 6 INCHES.
* TIMING… SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA JUST BEFORE DAWN FRIDAY. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM THE MID MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST BY LATE IN THE DAY.
* IMPACTS… HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON SNOW COVERED ROADS ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION…

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