Winter Storm Warning - Pittsburgh Metro Area

[tomboudreau]

The winter weather advisory that was in affected for the Pittsburgh area has been upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning for ice accumulations. The warning goes through 7 AM tomorrow morning. Here is the text on the warning:

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1213 PM EST THU DEC 15 2005

OHZ041-050-PAZ013-014-020>022-029-WVZ001>003-160115-
/O.UPG.KPBZ.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-051216T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KPBZ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051216T1200Z/
COLUMBIANA-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE-BUTLER-BEAVER-ALLEGHENY-
ARMSTRONG-WASHINGTON-HANCOCK-BROOKE-OHIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAST LIVERPOOL...SALEM...COLUMBIANA...
EAST PALESTINE...WELLSVILLE...CALCUTTA...STEUBENVILLE...
NEW CASTLE...ELLWOOD CITY...BUTLER...ZELIENOPLE...ALIQUIPPA...
BEAVER FALLS...AMBRIDGE...MONACA...BEAVER...
PITTSBURGH METRO AREA...KITTANNING...FORD CITY...LEECHBURG...
FREEPORT...APOLLO...WASHINGTON...CANONSBURG...DONORA...
CALIFORNIA...CHARLEROI...MONONGAHELA...MCMURRAY...TORONTO...
WEIRTON...WHEELING
1213 PM EST THU DEC 15 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

FREEZING RAIN AND POSSIBLY SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WHICH WILL CAUSE VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND
POSSIBLY POWER OUTAGES. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW
TONIGHT. THE WINTRY MIX MAY CHANGE TO ONLY RAIN AT TIMES THIS
AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=PAZ021&warncounty=PAC003&local_place1=Scott+Township&product1=Winter+Storm+Warning

[ohiostorm]

I left the airport around 930 and it was snowing and sleeting very hard. Had a nice accumulation on my car. Roads werent too bad but they will be once the temps start to fall. Be careful in the morning!

[tomboudreau]

Warning has now been cancelled. Only expecting a dusting or so of snow the rest of the night. Going to be interesting to see how it all looks tomorrow as I come out towards Pittsburgh International, for my companies Christmas Party at the Hyatt.

[ohiostorm]

What time is ur party? I work in the airside terminal from 1230- 830.

[tomboudreau]

Party today was from 11:00 to 2:00. By the time we got out today, we were having heavy snow squalls. Sat in the long term parking lot for almost 30 minutes as everyone from the office was trying to leave at the same time.

[ohiostorm]

Yeah I ran into one of the managers for the Hyatt and he said it was nuts when everyone was trying to leave. He said that a Uhaul truck got stuck in one of the gates. He said there was 800 people there. Thats nuts!!

[tomboudreau]

And if we keep growing the way they are forecasting us to grow, in just a couple of years, we will have some 1500 to 2000 ppl at corporate along.