The National Weather Center has just announced a winter weather advisory for our listening area from this afternoon to Saturday morning.  The latest from the weather wires reads as follows:

* HAZARDS... SNOW... .POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AT THE ONSET.

* ACCUMULATIONS... UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA.

* TIMING... SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE.

* TEMPERATURES... FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S.

* IMPACTS... HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772... OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.

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