The cold snap that has enveloped Pennsylvania in recent days is expected to break by Thursday, but not before another round of school delays and warming shelters across the region.
Meteorologists say the last time a storm has dumped snow this far south was in 1960.
LOPEZ, SULLIVAN COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — With temperatures dropping across the region, one town known as "The Icebox of Pennsylvania" saw brutally cold temperatures this week.
The coldest air of the season so far, is here.
It was quite the cold start Tuesday morning where temperatures were near or below zero. Selinsgrove's low-temperature Tuesday morning -14° degrees.
A local weather station registered in Lopez, Sullivan County, also known as "The Icebox of Pennsylvania", recorded a low of -20 degrees.
Winter Outlook: Welcome to Lopez
On this day in 1994, it was the coldest temperature ever recorded in many cities in Pennsylvania, including Scranton, Williamsport, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia.
“The conditions are ripe for explosive fire growth should a fire start,” said Andrew Rorke, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
At least 27 people were injured, with firefighters still working to rescue people trapped by the earthquake.
The next few days will be cold with temperatures in the teens and close to zero, according to AccuWeather.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The storm may be winding down but conditions are still dicey.
While many of us are staying indoors, others are not letting the storm stop them from hitting the roads.
28/22 News Reporter Gianna Galli has been out in the storm since Sunday afternoon.
It was much colder Sunday night than it was during the bulk of the storm.
While it wasn't snowing later Sunday evening in Wilkes-Barre, earlier, when it was coming down, crews were out working to try and keep up with conditions.
(WBRE/WYOU) — As temperatures drop and roads become slick in northeastern and central Pennsylvania, we wanted to know if salting roads was an effective way to keep drivers from slipping and sliding while traveling.
PennDOT is reminding drivers to slow down and exercise caution as temperatures are expected to drop and remain in the low teens through Wednesday.
While crews continue to treat roadways, PennDOT explains the low temperatures may impact the effectiveness of the materials used.
(WBRE/WYOU) — The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued multiple winter storm warnings, advisories, and even extreme cold watches for Sunday Morning.
The NWS has issued the winter storm warning for the following counties starting Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. and ending Monday at 1:00 a.m.:
Lackawanna
Luzerne
Northern and Southern Wayne
Pike
Wyoming
Susquehanna
Monroe
Carbon
There were also winter storm warnings issued for Schuylkill and Columbia Counties to last from 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Sunday.
