WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY.

* LOCATION...NORTHERN TIER OF PENNSYLVANIA INCLUDING WARREN... MCKEAN AND POTTER COUNTIES.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...WET SNOW...MIXING WITH RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...4 TO 7 INCHES ON THE RIDGES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO RAIN BEFORE DECREASING TO SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS... NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON GRASSY SURFACES AND OUTDOOR OBJECTS IN VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH WET ROADS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY TRAVEL IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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.