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Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

233 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012

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LUZERNE-PIKE-

233 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012

…SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 300 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING…

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE

INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS WITH ISOLATED STRONG, GUSTY WINDS OR HAIL.

UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 80S TO NEAR 90 AND MODERATELY HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES NEAR 90 IN MANY AREAS… WITH LOWER TO MID 90S POSSIBLE IN URBANIZED AREAS. NOW MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO THINK ABOUT PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, SUCH AS INSTALLING AC UNITS FOR THE SUMMER. ALSO, WITH MONDAY BEING A HOLIDAY, PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE SURE TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO SEND IN REPORTS OF HIGH WINDS OR HAIL TO

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 300
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
230 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 300 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

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093-095-097-099-103-107-109-119-133-270000-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0300.120526T1830Z-120527T0000Z/

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. PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAMS BERKS BUCKS
CARBON COLUMBIA CUMBERLAND
DAUPHIN JUNIATA LANCASTER
LEBANON LEHIGH LUZERNE
MIFFLIN MONROE MONTGOMERY
MONTOUR NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND
PERRY PIKE SCHUYLKILL
SNYDER UNION YORK
Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
539 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

NYZ057-062-PAZ039-040-043-044-047-048-072-300001-
DELAWARE-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-NORTHERN WAYNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
SULLIVAN-SUSQUEHANNA-WYOMING-
539 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...HEAVIER SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE
TAPERING OFF AFTER 8 PM...

A FAIRLY LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUED TO AFFECT
MOST OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...AND THE WESTERN CATSKILLS REGION...
AS OF ABOUT 6 PM. HEAVIER SNOW WILL PERSIST...OVER MANY OF THESE SAME
AREAS...EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON
METRO...HAZLETON...TUNKHANNOCK...CARBONDALE...HONESDALE...MONTICELLO
...DELHI...AND WALTON.

SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. OCCASIONAL THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THUNDER AND
LIGHTNING COULD ALSO OCCUR.

STEADY SNOW SHOULD GRADUALLY BEGIN TO TAPER OFF...FROM WEST TO
EAST...BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM.

ELEVATED ROAD SURFACES...SUCH AS SECTIONS OF INTERSTATES 80...81...
84...380...AND 476 WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...ALONG
WITH LESS TRAVELED SECONDARY ROADS AND SIDE STREETS.

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION...ALLOWING
EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS.