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Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

559 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND

GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW

WHICH WILL ADD TO TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. THE WIND DIRECTION OVERNIGHT

WILL BECOME MORE OPTIMAL FOR HEAVIER SNOW BANDS TO DEVELOP AND IN

TURN PUSH THESE BANDS FURTHER SOUTH.

OHZ041-PAZ020-021-073-075-WVZ001-030700-

/O.EXA.KPBZ.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T2100Z/

COLUMBIANA-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE-HANCOCK-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA...

EAST PALESTINE...WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...ALIQUIPPA...

BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER...

PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...GREENSBURG...NEW KENSINGTON...JEANNETTE...

LATROBE...MONESSEN...UNIONTOWN...CONNELLSVILLE...POINT MARION...

TORONTO

559 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER

WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT

UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO

REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOW ACCUMULATION.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN 1 MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS AND

AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW

WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW

COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE

DRIVING. REPORT YOUR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL

WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.

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I can see it setting up already coming off the lakes....looks like it gonna start more numerous bands in our neck of the woods in a few hours....and yea-Bethel Park is usually on the 1" range with normal LES....I wish we could get a -NAO and maybe eek out a nor'easter before all is said and done....Get ready to be Tebow'ed Sunday in Mile high!! Lol

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I haven't had any new snow since early this morning but the winds are suddenly gusting between 30 and 40 mph.

New snowfall amounts per NWS Pit site.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

SPOTTER REPORTS

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

918 AM EST TUE JAN 03 2012

...LOCAL WEATHER OBSERVATIONS... THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL

OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 8 HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS

BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY

DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR

THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT

WEATHER.GOV/PITTSBURGH

***********************SNOW ON GROUND***********************

LOCATION SNOW TIME/DATE COMMENTS

ON GROUND OF

/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT

OHIO

...CARROLL COUNTY...

SHERRODSVILLE 0.5 800 AM 1/03 PUBLIC

...COLUMBIANA COUNTY...

SALEM 6.0 914 AM 1/03 TRAINED SPOTTER

1 NNE SALEM 3.0 604 AM 1/03 COCORAHS

WELLSVILLE 2.0 706 AM 1/03 TRAINED SPOTTER

PENNSYLVANIA

...ALLEGHENY COUNTY...

1 SW BRIDGEVILLE 3.0 500 AM 1/03 COCORAHS

1 SW WEST MIFFLIN 2.2 500 AM 1/03 COCORAHS

MOUNT WASHINGTON 2.0 741 AM 1/03 TRAINED SPOTTER

1 NNW CARNOT-MOON 2.0 844 AM 1/03 NWS OFFICE

...BEAVER COUNTY...

HOOKSTOWN 4.0 736 AM 1/03 NWS EMPLOYEE

...CLARION COUNTY...

CLARION 3.0 908 AM 1/03 TRAINED SPOTTER

...FAYETTE COUNTY...

FARMINGTON 4.9 643 AM 1/03 TRAINED SPOTTER

2 WSW ACME 1.6 700 AM 1/03 COCORAHS

...MERCER COUNTY...

7 NNE GROVE CITY 2.5 700 AM 1/03 COCORAHS

...VENANGO COUNTY...

FRANKLIN 10.0 915 AM 1/03 TRAINED SPOTTER

1 E COOPERSTOWN 9.0 700 AM 1/03 COCORAHS

...WASHINGTON COUNTY...

3 WNW WOLFDALE 3.5 700 AM 1/03 COCORAHS

...WESTMORELAND COUNTY...

1 WNW GREENSBURG 1.4 649 AM 1/03 COCORAHS

WEST VIRGINIA

...PRESTON COUNTY...

TERRA ALTA 8.0 843 AM 1/03 TRAINED SPOTTER

...TUCKER COUNTY...

CANAAN HEIGHTS 12.0 907 AM 1/03 TRAINED SPOTTER

DAVIS 9.0 906 AM 1/03 TRAINED SPOTTER

3 SE DAVIS 9.0 700 AM 1/03 COCORAHS

$$

JD

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For Bethel Park, I'd say this LES event certainly over performed!....were usually lucky to get an inch out of these...

Yeah, it sure has and it's coming down heavily again right now. I still stand by what I said yesterday about our area and LES because, as you know, we typically don't do well with it around here. We finally have had some bands set up perfectly for us this time. I'll take it.

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I am driving in a heavy snow squall on mcknight road. Roads are snow covered.

Ugh. I hate McNightmare Road.

We just missed a good one here in State College but my house 12 miles west got nailed. That's a helluva impressive band you all have going there. Good stuff.

You know, when I lived out there I would run into a ton of people who had no concept of lake effect snow. For example, if you came to work from say Mt. Lebanon to say Etna, and you drove through a snowband but it wasn't any snow in Etna, I would run into people who couldn't believe that was possible. Also, I would hear now and then "we can't get snow from the lakes, we're too far away."

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When I lived in Bethel Park (Highfield Court apartments at intersection of Clifton/McMurray Roads) our apartment had a great view to the NW so I used to enjoy seeing the darker, diffused clouds coming my way.

I live just a couple of minutes from there so I know exactly where that's at. You're right too, you would get a nice NW view from there. This is definitely turning out to be one of the better LES events I've seen in this area since moving here. Almost whiteout conditions again right now.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

222 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-049-050-059-PAZ007-008-013>016-020>023-029-031-

073>076-WVZ001>004-022-023-041-032115-

ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BEAVER PA-BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-BUTLER

PA-CARROLL OH-CLARION PA-COLUMBIANA OH-FAYETTE PA-FAYETTE RIDGES

PA-GARRETT MD-GREENE PA-HANCOCK WV-HARRISON OH-INDIANA PA-JEFFERSON

PA-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE PA-MARSHALL WV-MERCER PA-MONONGALIA WV-OHIO

WV-PRESTON WV-TUCKER WV-TUSCARAWAS OH-VENANGO PA-WASHINGTON

PA-WESTMORELAND PA-WESTMORELAND RIDGES PA-

222 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

...BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING...

BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO AFFECT PARTS OF THE

FOLLOWING

COUNTIES...GARRETT...BELMONT...CARROLL...COLUMBIANA...HARRISON...

JEFFERSON...TUSCARAWAS...ALLEGHENY...ARMSTRONG...BEAVER...BUTLER...

CLARION...FAYETTE...GREENE...INDIANA...LAWRENCE...MERCER...VENANGO...

WASHINGTON...WESTMORELAND...PRESTON...OHIO...MONONGALIA...MARSHALL...

HANCOCK...BROOKE...TUCKER...FAYETTE RIDGES AND WESTMORELAND RIDGES...

AT 212 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN PITTSBURGH

INDICATED BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM

15 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOMEWORTH TO 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF PINEY

GROVE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES WEST OF ATWATER TO 10

MILES SOUTHEAST OF SOMERSET...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW

SHOWERS INCLUDE...THE PITTSBURGH METRO AREA.

SNOW CAN ACCUMULATE A QUICK 1 OR 2 INCHES WHERE THESE BANDS OF

HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST. VISIBILITIES CAN BECOME SHARPLY

REDUCED AND UNTREATED PAVEMENTS CAN BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXPECTS THE BAND TO SHIFT SLOWLY

SOUTHWARD LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE THIS EVENING.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING

TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

253 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

THE COMBINATION OF SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW CAN CAUSE

QUICKLY CHANGEABLE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO OCCUR THROUGH

THE EVENING COMMUTER RUSH PERIOD. THE ONSET OF NIGHTTIME

CONDITIONS WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD IMPACTS AS INCREASED TRAFFIC CAN

CAUSE ICE TO DEVELOP ON UNTREATED PAVEMENTS BENEATH THE PACKED

DOWN SNOW.

OHZ040-041-050-PAZ020-021-029-031-WVZ001>003-021-022-040000-

/O.EXB.KPBZ.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120104T0000Z/

CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-JEFFERSON OH-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-WASHINGTON-

GREENE-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-MARION-MONONGALIA-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARROLLTON...EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...

COLUMBIANA...EAST PALESTINE...WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...

STEUBENVILLE...ALIQUIPPA...BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...

BEAVER...PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...

DONORA...CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...

WAYNESBURG...FAIRDALE...TORONTO...WEIRTON...WHEELING...FAIRMONT...

MORGANTOWN

253 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS

EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER

WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN

EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH

EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO

REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOW ACCUMULATION.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN 1 MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS AND

AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW

WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW

COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE

DRIVING. REPORT YOUR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL

WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772.

&&

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Who says lake effect events don't do well down this way?

NWS Pit Airport the last 2 hours has reported Heavy snow and .13 Visibility and .25 visibility respectively.

I know it stopped and started but those are usually the reports you see at Erie and Meadville.

If rants were here he'd be yelling at us for expecting any lake effect snow at all...of course if that one guy from russelton was here he would say he has a foot.

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