URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
157 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014
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LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SCRANTON…WILKES-BARRE…HAZLETON…MILFORD…HONESDALE
157 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THISAFTERNOON…
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING…
* LOCATIONS…POCONOS REGION.
* HAZARDS…SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY….POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS…LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION THIS AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL SNOWFALLS AVERAGING 2 TO 4 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ALONG WITH A GLAZE OF ICE ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING…THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO THE POCONOS AFTER MIDNIGHT ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS THIS MORNING. POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772…OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT BECAUSE HEAVY SNOW IS A POSSIBILITY…BUT NOT A CERTAINTY. AT THIS TIME…THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 INCHES OR MORE. TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS…SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA.