Snow Squall Warning Issued
From
West Newton
Sent
Sun, Jan 14 @ 7:19am
Description
Snow Squall Warning issued January 14 at 7:06AM EST until January 14 at 7:45AM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA
The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a
* Snow Squall Warning for...
Southeastern Washington County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
Southern Indiana County in west central Pennsylvania...
Westmoreland County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
Central Greene County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania...
* Until 745 AM EST.
* At 706 AM EST, a hazardous snow squall was located along a line
extending from Derry to near Charleroi to near Waynesburg, moving
east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to
blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts
greater than 35 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous
within minutes.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 36 and 57.
Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 70 and 99.
Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 7 and 20.
Locations impacted include...
Greensburg, Uniontown, Jeannette, Latrobe, Connellsville, Waynesburg,
Monessen, California, Donora, Mount Pleasant, Scottdale, Charleroi,
Masontown, McChesneytown-Loyalhanna, Blairsville, Youngwood, Derry,
West Newton, Lawson Heights, and Brownsville.
Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are
expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden
whiteout conditions.
Reduce speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.
This notification was posted by West Newton. West Newton is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
