Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement in effect until 8:00 PM EST. Source: U.S. National Weather Service
…RAPID FORMATION OF BLACK ICE IS POSSIBLE ON AREA ROADWAYS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING…
IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT…TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY
PLUNGE TO BELOW FREEZING FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WHERE AREA ROADWAYS REMAIN WET…THIS
COULD RAPIDLY LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF BLACK ICE…PARTICULARLY
ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING…BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD CONDITIONS…
AND BE SURE TO SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA ROOM BETWEEN
BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND OTHERS.
Yeah, I’m not sure why the northtowns people are all, “WHERE IS MY SNOW”. They said all along this would be a mostly southtowns thing, maybe southern Erie. Here in Northern Erie they’re only calling for 2-4" between this afternoon and tomorrow.
The bigger lake effect event is predicted to hit Tuesday afternoon to Thursday and that’s the one with the potential for a foot or more.
