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Winter Weather Advisory issued December 31 at 12:53PM EST until January 2 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...In Pennsylvania, Higher Elevations of Fayette and Higher Elevations of Westmoreland Counties. In West Virginia, Preston and Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston Counties. * WHEN...From 4 AM Wednesday to 4 AM EST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday morning and evening commutes.
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Winter Storm Watch issued December 30 at 2:55PM EST until January 2 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. * WHERE...Eastern Preston, Eastern Tucker, and Western Tucker Counties. * WHEN...From late Tuesday night through late Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday morning and evening commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.
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Wind Advisory issued December 29 at 10:17AM EST until December 29 at 10:00PM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
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Winter Weather Advisory issued December 24 at 11:11AM EST until December 24 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Additional snow accumulations up to half an inch and ice accumulations around a light glaze. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday evening commute.
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Winter Weather Advisory issued December 23 at 9:28PM EST until December 24 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

Heavy snow is expected overnight along and near Interstate 80. Although there is high confidence that snow amounts in the Interstate 80 area should remain at or below three inches, the heavy snow will fall in a short time period (just a few hours), leading to rapid buildup on roads. In the ridges, a brief burst of snow is possible just before sunrise, with a rapid transition to a prolonged period of freezing drizzle, which could lead to a light glaze of ice by late Tuesday morning. * WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. An initial burst of snow near sunrise, followed by
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Winter Weather Advisory issued December 23 at 9:28PM EST until December 24 at 5:00AM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

Heavy snow is expected overnight along and near Interstate 80. Although there is high confidence that snow amounts in the Interstate 80 area should remain at or below three inches, the heavy snow will fall in a short time period (just a few hours), leading to rapid buildup on roads. In the ridges, a brief burst of snow is possible just before sunrise, with a rapid transition to a prolonged period of freezing drizzle, which could lead to a light glaze of ice by late Tuesday morning. * WHAT...Brief heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulation up to three inches. *
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Winter Weather Advisory issued December 23 at 2:12AM EST until December 24 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations around a light glaze. * WHERE...Eastern Preston, Eastern Tucker, Preston, and Western Tucker Counties. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 7 PM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday morning and evening commutes.
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Special Weather Statement issued December 21 at 8:55AM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

Northwesterly winds will result in several meandering lake enhanced snowbands between eastern Ohio counties and northwestern PA counties through the afternoon. Rapid snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches and localized spots of 3 inches will be possible. Visibilities within the band could briefly be reduced to a quarter of a mile or less at times.
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Special Weather Statement issued December 21 at 10:23AM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

Northwesterly winds will result in several meandering lake enhanced bands of snow between eastern Ohio counties and through western PA through the afternoon. Rapid snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches and localized spots of 3+ inches will be possible. Visibilities within the band could briefly be reduced to a quarter of a mile or less at times.