WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Central Pennsylvania is preparing for its first widespread snow of the season, with a fast-moving system expected to blanket the region late Monday night through Tuesday afternoon. The National Weather Service in State College has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Lycoming, Columbia, Sullivan, and Schuylkill counties, where more than six inches of snow could accumulate.
According to the National Weather Service, snow will begin late Monday night and intensify toward daybreak Tuesday, falling at rates of more than an inch per hour in some areas. Roads are expected to become slick and hazardous during the Tuesday morning commute, especially along bridges and overpasses. Higher elevations north of the I-81 and I-78 corridors could see the heaviest snowfall.
Farther south near the Mason-Dixon line, snow may briefly mix with sleet or freezing rain, creating a thin glaze of ice. Plow crews are expected to be active early Tuesday as visibility drops and travel becomes treacherous.
Drivers are urged to avoid non-essential travel until conditions improve Tuesday afternoon, when snowfall is expected to taper off from west to east.
