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Pittsburgh Winter Storm Warning Issued
The winter storm headed for Pittsburgh will bring snow, freezing rain, sleet and ice to the region.
PITTSBURGH, PA — Western Pennsylvania is now under a winter storm warning. The National Weather Service has issued the warning for Pittsburgh and surrounding counties from 4 a.m. Thursday to 10 a.m. Friday.
Heavy mixed precipitation is anticipated. Total snow and sleet accumulations will be between 1 and 3 inches. Perhaps more dangerously, ice accumulations will be between one-tenth and three-tenths of an inch. Power outages are likely, and tree damage could occur from the ice.
Travel could be rendered difficult to impossible, according to the weather service.
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The area will be impacted by a winter storm spreading snow, sleet and freezing rain spreading from the Rockies to the Plains, Midwest and parts of the Northeast through Friday.
When the storm exists, expect a return to significantly colder weather similar to what was experienced last weekend.
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