URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
932 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011
PAZ044-047-048-072-071200-
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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.