Weather Alert - Moderate to Heavy Snow Advisory

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Special Weather Statement

Alert:

...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FROM THE ALLEGHENY PLATEAU TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN REGION THROUGH MIDNIGHT... AT 948 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THE LEADING EDGE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF WARREN TO 8 MILES WEST OF INDIANA TO 54 MILES SOUTH OF FROSTBURG... MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND LAUREL HIGHLANDS BETWEEN 10 AND 11 PM...AND THE NORTH CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 11 PM AND MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY FALL BELOW ONE MILE AS THE SNOW ARRIVES. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE...WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S PROMOTING EFFICIENT ACCUMULATION. IN ADDITION... SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WITH BLOWING SNOW LOCALLY DECREASING VISIBILITY TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THROUGH THIS SNOW... ESPECIALLY AS IT ARRIVES...SINCE CONDITIONS WILL CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. CONSIDER DELAYING OR POSTPONING TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES...THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 100 AND 221...I-70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 147 AND 170...I-80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 97 AND 170... I-81 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 44...I-99 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 85. THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...THE JOHNSTOWN EXPRESSWAY...ROUTE 6...ROUTE 11...ROUTE 15...ROUTE 22...ROUTE 22/522...ROUTE 30...ROUTE 62...ROUTE 119...ROUTE 219...ROUTE 220... ALTERNATE ROUTE 220...ROUTE 322...ROUTE 322/22...ROUTE 422...ROUTE 522...STATE ROAD 26...STATE ROAD 45...STATE ROAD 46...STATE ROAD 56...STATE ROAD 59...STATE ROAD 66...STATE ROAD 97...STATE ROAD 120...STATE ROAD 153...STATE ROAD 255...STATE ROAD 350...STATE ROAD 446...STATE ROAD 453. Adams ,Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Clearfield, Cumberland, Elk, Franklin, Fulton Huntingdon, Juniata, McKean, Mifflin, Northern Centre, Northern Clinton, Perry Potter, Somerset, Southern Centre,  Warren ********************** *********