[W3GV] Commonwealth wide weather briefing

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From: "StateEOC, Pennsylvania" <_stateeoc at pa.gov_ (mailto:stateeoc at pa.gov) >
Date: December 18, 2015 at  6:39:28 AM EST
To: "StateEOC, Pennsylvania" <_stateeoc at pa.gov_ (mailto:stateeoc at pa.gov) >
Subject: Commonwealth Wide  Weather Briefing






  
 
Commonwealth wide weather  briefing sent out on behalf of the National 
Weather Service – State College  office 
To:  PEIRS Staff,  Special Deployment Teams, Lead EPLOs, County 911 and 
EMAs 
The State Emergency  Operations Center (SEOC) is monitoring a potential 
severe weather system that  is anticipated to enter the Commonwealth on Friday 
night into Saturday,  December 18-19, 2015. Please take a few minutes and  
read the attached National Weather Service weather briefing for further  
details.  Please remain alert of changing conditions and ensure your  agency 
remains available to support the counties and State EOC if  needed.  Report any 
unmet needs or concerns to the State EOC. Highlights  and details are 
listed below.   
 
*Overview: 
Significant  Lake effect snow accumulation will impact travel and  road 
conditions in Northwest Pennsylvania on Friday Night-Saturday,  December 18-19, 
2015. 
*Weather  Hazards:   
Lake Effect  Snow Accumulations of 3 to 6+ inches along and to the north of 
U.S. Route 6;  localized higher amounts of 8+ inches possible in the most 
persistent snow  bands. 
*Timing: 
Snow starts:  7-10 pm Friday  
Heaviest snow:  midnight - 12 pm Saturday 
Snow ends:  Saturday night 
*Impacts: 
Hazardous  travel and road conditions 
Localized,  Rapid snow accumulation and sharply reduced visibility 
*Confidence: 
High or  Near-certain 
This will be  the final briefing for this event. 
 
STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS  CENTER 
PA  Emergency Management Agency 
2605  Interstate Drive | Harrisburg, PA 17110 
Phone:  717-651-2001 | Fax: 717-651-2021 
_www.pema.pa.gov_ (http://www.pema.pa.gov/)