Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
932 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

PAZ044-047-048-072-071200-
/O.CON.KBGM.WW.Y.0012.110306T1800Z-110307T1200Z/
LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE...HAZLETON...
MILFORD...HONESDALE
932 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS: SOUTHERN WAYNE... LACKAWANNA... LUZERNE... PIKE

* HAZARDS: SNOW... SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN

* ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW. ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF
  AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING: RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING... THEN BEGIN
  TO MIX WITH SNOW... SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES: STARTING IN THE LOWER 50S THIS MORNING AND FALLING
  TO FREEZING THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: RAIN WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE LATE
  AFTERNOON HOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE QUICK SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND
  FREEZING OF AREA ROADS. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE
  BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW, RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS WEATHER
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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.

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