Winter Weather Advisory
Expires 6:00 AM EST on February 12, 2012
Statement as of 9:34 am EST on February 11, 2012
... Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 6 am EST
Sunday...
* locations... southwestern Pennsylvania... east central Ohio...
and northern West Virginia... including the northern
Panhandle.
* Hazard types... snow showers and blowing snow.
* Accumulations... 4 to 6 inches of snow.
* Timing... snow showers will continue into early Sunday morning.
* Impacts... hazardous travel conditions are expected due to
reduced visibility and snow accumulation. Gusty winds today
into tonight will cause blowing snow... and near zero wind
chills tonight.
* Winds... northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* Temperatures... in the teens. Wind chill going subzero tonight.
* Visibilities... reduced below a half mile at times by snow and
blowing snow.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means that snowfall will cause
travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow covered roads and
limited visibility. Report snow accumulation to the National
Weather Service by calling toll free... 1-877-633-6772.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 12:29 PM EST on February 11, 2012
... Local weather observations... the following are unofficial
observations taken during the past 12 hours for the storm that has
been affecting our region. Appreciation is extended to Highway
departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn spotters and media for
these reports. This summary is also available on our home Page at
weather.Gov/Pittsburgh
********************storm total snowfall********************
Location storm total time/date comments
snowfall of
/inches/ measurement
Ohio
... Belmont County...
Bellaire 2.0 1111 am 2/11 public
... Columbiana County...
1 NNE Salem 1.5 559 am 2/11 cocorahs
Wellsville 1.3 656 am 2/11 public
S Wellsville 0.6 1250 am 2/11 last 12 hours
... Muskingum County...
Blue Rock 1.5 829 am 2/11 public
... Tuscarawas County...
5 WNW Dover 1.8 700 am 2/11 cocorahs
Pennsylvania
... Allegheny County...
Allison Park 4.0 1226 PM 2/11 public
1 SW Highland 3.0 1031 am 2/11 trained spotter
Carnegie 2.0 923 am 2/11 trained spotter
1 SW Bridgeville 1.5 700 am 2/11 cocorahs
1 SW West Mifflin 1.2 500 am 2/11 cocorahs
Mount Washington 1.2 611 am 2/11 public
... Beaver County...
Monaca 3.5 1052 am 2/11 NWS employee
... Fayette County...
2 WSW Acme 4.2 800 am 2/11 cocorahs
Farmington 1.3 700 am 2/11 trained spotter
... Lawrence County...
Princeton 4.5 1016 am 2/11 public
... Venango County...
1 NNE Seneca 1.7 700 am 2/11 cocorahs
1 E Cooperstown 1.3 700 am 2/11 cocorahs
... Washington County...
Venetia 3.0 1052 am 2/11 public
NE McMurray 1.7 700 am 2/11 cocorahs
3 WNW Wolfdale 1.4 700 am 2/11 cocorahs
... Westmoreland County...
West Newton 3.0 1150 am 2/11 public
Monessen 1.2 812 am 2/11 trained spotter
New Kensington 1.0 622 am 2/11 trained spotter
West Virginia
... Marion County...
Fairmont 1.5 1004 am 2/11 trained spotter
... Monongalia County...
Star City 2.2 1045 am 2/11 NWS employee
... Tucker County...
3 se Davis 2.0 700 am 2/11 cocorahs
***********************snow on ground***********************
Location snow time/date comments
on ground of
/inches/ measurement
Ohio
... Belmont County...
New Castle 4.0 847 am 2/11 total snow on ground.
... Columbiana County...
1 NNE Salem 2.0 559 am 2/11 cocorahs
Wellsville 1.9 656 am 2/11 public
... Muskingum County...
Zanesville 2.0 708 am 2/11 total snow depth
... Tuscarawas County...
5 WNW Dover 1.8 700 am 2/11 cocorahs
Pennsylvania
... Allegheny County...
Mount Washington 3.0 611 am 2/11 public
1 SW Bridgeville 2.0 700 am 2/11 cocorahs
1 SW West Mifflin 1.2 500 am 2/11 cocorahs
... Venango County...
1 NNE Seneca 3.0 700 am 2/11 cocorahs
1 E Cooperstown 1.5 700 am 2/11 cocorahs
... Washington County...
3 WNW Wolfdale 1.7 700 am 2/11 cocorahs
NE McMurray 1.5 700 am 2/11 cocorahs
West Virginia
... Tucker County...
3 se Davis 5.0 700 am 2/11 cocorahs
