Winter Storm Watch issued for Pittsburgh area

[BlizzzardMan]

Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
323 PM EST THU JAN 20 2005

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-210306-
ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BEAVER PA-BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-BUTLER PA-
CARROLL OH-CLARION PA-COLUMBIANA OH-COSHOCTON OH-FAYETTE PA-
FOREST PA-GARRETT MD-GREENE PA-GUERNSEY OH-HANCOCK WV-HARRISON OH-
INDIANA PA-JEFFERSON PA-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE PA-MARION WV-
MARSHALL WV-MERCER PA-MONONGALIA WV-MONROE OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH-
OHIO WV-PRESTON WV-TUCKER WV-TUSCARAWAS OH-VENANGO PA-WASHINGTON PA-
WESTMORELAND PA-WETZEL WV-
323 PM EST THU JAN 20 2005

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TO LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH PA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK THROUGH OHIO AND
WEST VIRGINIA ON SATURDAY BRINGING STEADY SNOWFALL. THE SNOW SHOULD
BEGIN BEFORE SUNRISE SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS COULD TOTAL UP TO 6 INCHES BY SATURDAY EVENING WITH
EVEN HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

ACTUAL SNOW AMOUNTS MAY VARY DEPENDING ON THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF
THE STORM WHICH COULD CHANGE BY SATURDAY. DEPENDING ON THE TRACK...
SOME AREAS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND EAST CENTRAL OHIO COULD SEE
BRIEF PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE, BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THE TIME, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING
CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.

[IamMrBen]

Ah ha! And there ya have it

[ohiostorm]

There we go.

[ohiostorm]

Have you noticed that one the warnings map on the main NWS site for Pittsburgh, that there are alot of counties with the Flood Warning color code and only 2 of those counties have the warning? What the heck are they doing up in Pit??