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Winter Weather Advisory issued March 22 at 7:41AM EDT expiring March 22 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Areas Affected: Pike
* WHAT...Snow expected. Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches, especially over the higher elevations. Snowfall rates around 1 inch per hour through 11 AM this morning.
* WHERE...Pike county.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Travel could be difficult at times, especially at higher elevations. Interstate 84 is being impacted by heavy wet snow. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the
morning commute. A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means periods of snow will cause primarily travel difficulties. Expect snow covered roads
and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving.
The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
The first image is the surface wet bulb temperature. As you can see the 32° area is way out there in northwestern PA. Now, some places are waking up to quite a bit of snow, some schools have delays and even closings. Why is this? Elevation! Elevation! Elevation! In particular places above 1200’.
For me just outside of Hawley in Pike county I am at 945’ in elevation due to the Lackawaxen and Delaware river valley. I have a very wet snow/rain mix coming down. Accumulation wise it’s barely an inch. Now if I were to drive 30 miles north to Pleasant Mount in Northern Wayne county where the elevation is 1982’ There’s probably close to a foot. Take that same 30 mile drive west to the valley cities where the elevations are 600-700’ there most likely isn’t much of anything.
As for today, once this thing gets out of here temperatures will climb to the low 40s. Winds will be picking up out of the northwest with gusts between 30-40mph.
At least it’s Friday, right? 🤷🏻♂️
- Ian
👇Keywords “above 1400ft in elevation”
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Update: Winter Weather Advisory issued March 22 at 3:34AM EDT expiring March 23 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Areas Affected: Wyoming; Southern Wayne; Lackawanna; Bradford; Susquehanna
* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of 3 to 7 inches above 1400 feet elevation, especially east of Interstate 81, but only an inch or two at lower elevations. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph late today through tonight.
* WHERE...Bradford, Susquehanna, Southern Wayne, Lackawanna and Wyoming counties.
* WHEN...Wet and occasionally heavy snow early this morning, mainly at higher elevations. A lull midday with light mixed rain and snow, but then new snow showers and areas of blowing snow
late this afternoon through tonight.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Travel could be difficult at times, especially at higher elevations. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commutes. A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means periods of snow will
cause primarily travel difficulties. Expect snow covered roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving.
The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
With all the rain here in Pa and in NY. No issues or concerns for the River..-Eric
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Next week, March 25th to March 29th, is Flood Safety Awareness Week in central New York and northeast Pennsylvania As we saw with the major floods and flash floods last year, many people lost their lives in the United States despite warnings being issued. It is imperative that our citizens are prepared due to our long history of floods.
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