State College, Pennsylvania – Roads across central Pennsylvania could turn slick and snow-covered before daybreak Monday as steady snowfall and 40 mph wind gusts continue through 1 p.m.
According to the National Weather Service in State College, an intensifying coastal storm tracking up the East Coast will deliver an additional 2 to 5 inches of snow across a broad stretch of the region. The Winter Storm Warning covers Northern and Southern Centre, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata, Fulton, Franklin, Sullivan, Union, Snyder, Perry, Cumberland and Adams counties.
Most of the accumulation will fall overnight, with snowfall rates briefly increasing before tapering Monday morning. Higher elevations and ridgetops near State College, Huntingdon and along Blue Mountain could see locally higher totals. Wind gusts up to 40 mph may blow snow across open roadways, reducing visibility and creating drifting on east-west routes like Interstate 80 and U.S. 322.
The Monday morning commute faces the greatest risk for delays, especially on untreated secondary roads and bridges. PennDOT crews will continue plowing operations overnight, but drivers should expect changing conditions.
Officials urge motorists to slow down, allow extra stopping distance and check 511 for real-time road updates. The warning remains in effect until 1 p.m. Monday, and additional advisories may follow if snow lingers longer than expected.
