National Weather Service issues Winter Storm Warning for Upcoming Storm

STATE COLLEGE-The National Weather Service has upgraded the Winter Storm Watch to a Warning:

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service State College PA
1223 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024

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/O.UPG.KCTP.WS.A.0001.240106T1200Z-240107T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCTP.WS.W.0001.240106T1200Z-240107T0300Z/
Northern Clinton-Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Blair-Huntingdon-
Mifflin-Juniata-Bedford-Fulton-Franklin-Southern Clinton-Union-
Snyder-Perry-Dauphin-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-
Including the cities of Renovo, Philipsburg, State College,
Altoona, Huntingdon, Mount Union, Lewistown, Mifflintown,
Bedford, McConnellsburg, Chambersburg, Lock Haven, Lewisburg,
Selinsgrove, Newport, Harrisburg, Hershey, Lebanon, Carlisle,
and Gettysburg
1223 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 8
  inches.

* WHERE...Portions of central Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...From 7 AM to 10 PM EST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour
  are most likely during the afternoon into the evening. Mixed
  precipitation should result in reduced snowfall accumulation
  for areas to the southeast of I-81 and I-78.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Pennsylvania
Turnpike Commission strongly encourage motorists to heed all
travel restrictions and delay unnecessary travel as significant
winter weather conditions will make travel very hazardous.

Call 5 1 1 or visit www.511pa.com for the latest travel, roadway
and traffic conditions.

To report snow or ice, post to the NWS State College Facebook
page, use Twitter @NWSStateCollege, or visit weather.gov/ctp.