Snow Squall Warning Updated
From
Lancaster Township
Sent
Fri, Jan 3 @ 4:58pm
Where
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Description
Snow Squall Warning issued January 3 at 4:49PM EST until January 3 at 5:00PM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA
At 449 PM EST, a hazardous snow squall was located near Meridian, or
6 miles southwest of Butler, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds leading to
blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts
up to 35 mph.
SOURCE...Doppler radar and webcams.
IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially hazardous
within minutes.
Locations impacted include...
Cranberry, New Castle, Indiana, Butler, Vandergrift, Homer City,
Apollo, New Kensington, Lower Burrell, Harrison Township, Ellwood
City, Homeacre-Lyndora, Arnold, Shanor-Northvue, Tarentum, Natrona
Heights, Meridian, Zelienople, Blairsville and Brackenridge.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 81 and 97.
Interstate 376 between mile markers 13 and 25.
Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 2 and 7...and
between mile markers 16 and 18.
Consider avoiding or delaying travel until the snow squall passes
your location. If you must travel, use extra caution and allow extra
time. Rapid changes in visibility and slick road conditions may lead
to accidents.
This notification was posted by Lancaster Township. Lancaster Township 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.
