Winter Storm Watch For Northern PA

Winter Storm Watch For Northern PA

By WKBW Weather

Winter Storm Watch For Northern PA

July 9, 2010 Updated Feb 8, 2010 at 12:16 PM EST

STATE COLLEGE, PA (WKBW) -- The National Weather Service in State College, PA has issued a Winter Storm Watch from Central and Northern Pennsylvania from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday.

The full advisory is below.

ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BEAR DOWN ON CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY, BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL.

ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR:
POTTER-NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-
NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-931 PM EST SUN FEB 7 2010

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGHWEDNESDAY EVENING.

LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY ON TUESDAY... SPREADING SNOW INTO CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. EARLY INDICATIONS SUGGEST 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE FROM THIS STORM.

A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...PRODUCING INCREASING WIND AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THE TIMING...INTENSIFICATION AND TRACK OF THE SECONDARY LOW WILL ULTIMATELY DETERMINE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. SHOULD THE SECONDARY LOW TRACK INLAND OR STAY CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE NEW JERSEY COASTLINE... SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER OVER THE MIDDLE TO LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY WITH EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY.

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