CLARION COUNTY, Pa. — A Wind Chill Advisory has been issued for Clarion County and surrounding areas.
The National Weather Service of Pittsburgh issued the following Wind Chill Advisory at 4:05 a.m. on Friday, January 30, 2015:
Wind Chill Advisory
URGENT — WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
405 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015
VENANGO-FOREST-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-INDIANA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…FRANKLIN…TIONESTA…CLARION…
BROOKVILLE…INDIANA
405 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING…
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM EST SATURDAY.
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…1 TO 3 INCHES.
* SNOW ENDING…LATE THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW
AND ICE.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* WIND CHILL…AS LOW AS 16 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 2 BELOW TO
11 ABOVE ZERO…AND WINDS WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
MPH.
* IMPACTS…FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING AND REPORT
SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING 412-262-1988…POSTING TO THE NWS PITTSBURGH FACEBOOK
PAGE…OR USING TWITTER @NWSPITTSBURGH.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WIND
WILL PRODUCE LOW WIND CHILL INDICES. THIS COULD RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU DRESS PROPERLY.
