WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS TODAY ACCOMPANIED BY SNOW SHOWERS...AND SCATTERED HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS. THE SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND BECOME MORE SCATTERED TOWARD DUSK. THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. SNOWFALL WILL ACCUMULATE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

AND PERHAPS ANOTHER COATING TO ONE INCH IN SOME AREAS THIS EVENING. THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHEST ON THE RIDGES TO THE WEST OF ROUTE 219. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS DEVELOP FIRST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT...WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE.

The following locations are affected:
 PAZ005-010-017-024-033-282100- /O.NEW.KCTP.WW.Y.0008.100128T1507Z-100128T2100Z/ MCKEAN-ELK-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET- 100

For more information:
http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=CCX&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes