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A Winter Storm Watch is in Effect for McSherrystown for Saturday Evening through Sunday Afternoon.

PERHAPS SEVERAL INCH ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW AND SLEET SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY
A PERIOD OF POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT ICING DUE TO FREEZING RAIN
SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON

DynaWeather - Your Local Weather Forecast For Mc Sherrystown, PA...

WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 610 AM EST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES TODAY WILL MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES THIS WEEKEND AND REDEVELOP
ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST ON SUNDAY. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT
PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF SNOW WILL REACH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
SATURDAY NIGHT... ACCUMULATING A FEW INCHES IN MOST LOCATIONS
BEFORE SUNRISE SUNDAY.
SOMETIME SUNDAY MORNING...THE SNOW SHOULD THEN TURN TO A MIX OF
SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. THE MIX OF PRECIPITATION MAY THEN
TURN TO ALL RAIN DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...BY LATE IN
THE DAY...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP ONCE AGAIN...AND THE
PRECIPITATION WILL END AS SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING.
WHILE PRECIPITATION TOTALS AND TYPES IN SPECIFIC AREAS REMAIN
UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME...THE MOST PROBABLE THREATS FROM THIS
WINTER STORM INCLUDE A COUPLE TO PERHAPS SEVERAL INCH ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW AND SLEET SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY
A PERIOD OF POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT ICING DUE TO FREEZING RAIN
SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...A RAPID
TEMPERATURE DROP LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT MAY LEAD TO
PREVIOUSLY WET ROADS BECOMING ICY AT THAT TIME.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. THE EXACT PATH
OF THIS STORM SYSTEM IS UNCERTAIN. HOWEVER...IF HEAVY SNOW OR ICE
BECOMES IMMINENT...A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ISSUED. STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE FOR THE
LATEST UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIAL WEEKEND WINTER STORM.
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DEVOIR/GARTNER

Happy Turkey Day!


May your Thanksgiving Holiday be joyous and full of friends, family and cheer.

Also, addressing the Valarie Plame CIA leak case, a new book by the former White House spokesperson appears to point some very dangerous fingers at some very powerful people.

PublicAffairs Books: WHAT HAPPENED: "The most powerful leader in the world had called upon me to speak on his behalf and help restore credibility he lost amid the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. So I stood at the White house briefing room podium in front of the glare of the klieg lights for the better part of two weeks and publicly exonerated two of the senior-most aides in the White House: Karl Rove and Scooter Libby. There was one problem. It was not true. I had unknowingly passed along false information. And five of the highest ranking officials in the administration were involved in my doing so: Rove, Libby, the vice President, the President's chief of staff, and the President himself."

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program opens for 2007-08

With winter fast approaching, I wanted to let you know that assistance with winter heating bills is available for those who qualify through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

LIHEAP is a federally funded program administered by the Department of Public Welfare that helps low-income households pay for home heating fuel through cash grants and emergency furnace repairs through crisis grants.

For the 2007-08 season, a family of four with an annual income of up to $30,975 can qualify for LIHEAP.

Applications are available at County Assistance Offices, local utility companies and community service agencies, such as Area Agencies on Aging or Community Action Agencies. Families can also apply here for LIHEAP cash grants online.

The LIHEAP program is also part of the governor's Stay Warm PA initiative. Visit www.staywarmpa.com to find out more about available assistance programs, energy conservation and home weatherization tips.

For more information, call the toll-free LIHEAP Hotline at 1-866-857-7095, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

This was taken from an email from the PA House Democratic Caucus