URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
129 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011
…A LATE SEASON WINTER STORM IS IMPACTING NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
AND CENTRAL NEW YORK TODAY AND TONIGHT…
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WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…TUNKHANNOCK…SCRANTON…WILKES-BARRE…
HAZLETON…MILFORD…HONESDALE
129 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY…
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY.
* LOCATIONS…NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA INCLUDING THE POCONOS.
* HAZARDS…SNOW AND SLEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE
WYOMING AND LACKAWANNA VALLEYS. HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WILL FALL
AS SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THE
REMAINDER OF THE TIME. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW
AFTER SUNSET.
* ACCUMULATIONS…ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO
3 INCHES. STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO A
FOOT OR MORE OVER THE POCONOS.
* TIMING…SNOW AND SLEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE
WYOMING AND LACKAWANNA VALLEYS. WARMER LOCATIONS MAY SEE LIGHT
RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. ANY HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS SNOW
THIS AFTERNOON WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THE REMAINDER
OF THE TIME. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AFTER
SUNSET.
* TEMPERATURES…TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE CLOSE TO 30 DEGREES IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND LOWER 30S IN THE VALLEY.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* IMPACTS…SNOW AND SLEET WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TODAY
AND TONIGHT. ROADS LIKELY WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLIPPERY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…FOOD…
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772…OR BY EMAIL AT
BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.