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Winter Weather Advisory Remains In Effect For Beaver County Until 7pm Tonight

WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 8TH, 2018

 

* WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BEAVER COUNTY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING… SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS, INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A LIGHT GLAZE ARE EXPECTED. THE FREEZING RAIN SHOULD CHANGE TO SNOW BY MID MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.*

TODAY – SNOW THIS MORNING WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATING 1 TO 3 INCHES. TEMPS NEARLY
STEADY IN THE LOW TO MID 30’S.

TONIGHT – OVERCAST. A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE. LOW – 27.

TUESDAY – A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS. HIGH – 36.

Beaver County 9-1-1 Ready And On Stand-By For Any Weather-Related Emergencies From The Extreme Cold

AS THE DEEP FREEZE CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND, BEAVER COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES IS ON STAND-BY IN CASE OF ANY WEATHER-RELATED EMERGENCIES. BEAVER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CHAIRMAN SANDIE EGLEY ANNOUNCED ON TELEFORUM THIS MORNING THAT THE NEW 9-1-1 CENTER IN AMBRIDGE HAS ADDED STAFF…AND UPDATED ITS EQUIPMENT TO PREPARE FOR ANY EMERGENCIES RELATED TO THE FRIGID COLD TEMPERATURES:

EGLEY SAYS INFORMATION IS POSTED ON THE 9-1-1 FACEBOOK PAGE…

…AND THAT NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER IS (724) 775-0880. EGLEY SAYS ANY NUMBER OF THINGS CAN GO WRONG WHEN DEALING WITH SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES….

EGLEY SAYS LOTS OF FOLKS GET CONCERNED WHEN TEMPERATURE DIP THIS LOW…

EGLEY IS URGING RESIDENTS TO USE COMMON SENSE WITH DEALING WITH DANGEROUSLY COLD WEATHER…

THAT’S COMMISSIONERS CHAIRMAN SANDIE EGLEY APPEARING ON TELEFORUM WITH FRANK SPARKS THIS MORNING.

Tolls Going Up On Pennsylvania Turnpike Beginning Sunday

A new year means higher tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Motorists will see a 6 percent increase for cash and E-ZPass beginning Sunday. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission says the increase, approved by commissioners last July, is needed to meet funding and capital-improvement obligations.

Wind Chill Advisory Remains In Effect For Beaver County Until 3pm Saturday

WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 5TH, 2018

* WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST SATURDAY… * VERY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED. THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

TODAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. A FEW FLURRIES OR
SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE. HIGH – 9.

TONIGHT – CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS. LOW – 1.

SATURDAY – SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS MIXED. HIGH
AROUND 10.

SUNDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH – 26.