PITTSBURGH — There are several active winter weather alerts in the Pittsburgh region as a winter weather system moves through.
PHOTOS: Flakes, floods throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania on Sunday
All of Western Pennsylvania is under a Winter Weather Advisory
The National Weather Service says incoming snow brings a potential for slick roads starting Sunday evening and lasting through Monday. Visibility could also be an issue, since the snow will be moderate to heavy at times.
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Winter Weather Advisory for Butler, Beaver, Mercer, Venango, and Lawrence counties until 7 PM this evening. Snowfall up to 2″ and wind gusts up to 45 mph. Slushy conditions will turn icy, and slippery travel is expected.
Winter Weather Advisory for Allegheny, Armstrong, Washington, Greene, Westmoreland, Fayette, Indiana, Greene and Monongalia counties until midnight tonight. Snowfall up to 2″ with wind gusts up to 45 mph. Slushy roads will turn icy expect slippery travel.
NWS warns that in addition to four to six inches of accumulating snow, water freezing on roads is likely.
The advisory expires at 3 p.m. Monday.
Blizzard Warning for Higher Elevations
Blizzard Warning for the ridges of Westmoreland and Fayette, Somerset counties in PA along with eastern Preston county in West Virginia and Garrett county in Maryland until 3 PM Monday. Blizzard conditions are expected snowfall of 4″-6″ with higher amounts in the mountains 8″+ and winds gusts up to 50- 65 mph. Blowing snow will produce whiteout conditions and make travel dangerous. A Blizzard Warning has been issued for the ridges of Westmoreland & Fayette counties, Somerset countIes, along with eastern Preston county in West Virginia and Garrett county in Maryland until 3 PM Monday. Blizzard conditions are expected snowfall of 4″-6″ with higher amounts in the mountains 8″+ and winds gusts up to 50- 65 mph. Blowing snow will produce whiteout conditions and will make travel dangerous.
Flood Warnings issued for several counties
Flood Waring for portions of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington counties until 5:30 PM and for Armstrong and Westmoreland counties until 4:30 PM. Rising water on creeks, streams, rivers, low-lying areas, and in flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Never drive through flooded roadways.
NWS says flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying and flood-prone areas is imminent or occurring. Streams are still rising to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
Specifically for Beaver County, NWS says the warning is for the Connoquenessing River in Zelienople. The river is currently at 9.04 feet and is expected to rise above minor flood stage at 10 feet.
ORIGINAL WEATHER STORY
Winter weather alerts are in effect for our area as snow continues this evening and becomes more scattered into Monday. Slushy roads will turn icy expect slippery travel tonight and Monday. Locally additional snowfall could reach 1″-2″ with higher totals in the higher elevations. Steadier snow and blowing snow will continue in the mountains tonight and Monday where snowfall could reach 3″-5″ and up to 8″ in the highest elevations. Dangerous travel continues due to blowing snow and whiteout conditions in the ridges and mountains where a Blizzard Warning is in effect through Monday afternoon.
Temperatures turn much colder tonight and with gusty winds it will feel much colder. Wind chills will drop to the single digits tonight through most of the day on Monday. This week will feature well below average temperatures, highs will be around 20 degrees with overnight lows in the single digits and teens. The next chance for snow showers back in the area will come from a system moving by to our south on Wednesday into Thursday morning.
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