STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Tuesday will be the first major snowfall of the season for the Poconos. Stroudsburg Borough's Public Works Department is prepping all its vehicles and getting ready for anything that will happen during the day. The public works department takes care of 42 miles of roadway in the borough, including state [...]
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Due to the frigid weather coming, Lackawanna County has issued a Code Blue. Beginning Tuesday, Saint Anthony's Haven and Community Intervention Center in Scranton will be open for those in need to get out of the cold. The Code Blue expires on Saturday morning. Shelters will open every night at 8:00 [...]
DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — With winter weather moving in on Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) says crews are already shifting into storm mode across the region. Roads are being pretreated, crews are fully staffed, and drivers are being alerted to changing conditions. PennDOT's District 4 covers six counties, and on Tuesday night, [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As the threat of the first accumulation of snow this season looms closer, people in northeastern Pennsylvania are stocking up on supplies. Plenty of people were stocking up for Tuesday's storm on Monday morning, some waiting outside before stores even opened. People in Luzerne County are gearing up for tuesday's [...]
The National Weather Service in State College has issued a winter weather advisory for Central Pennsylvania that includes all four Valley counties.
SUNBURY — With the first impactful snowfall of the season predicted to fall Tuesday morning, Sunbury streets department crews are ready to go.
(WBRE/WYOU) — Winter Storm Watches and Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for Northeast and Central Pennsylvania on Tuesday, but how much snow will each area see? A storm system over the Midwest will move into the region early Tuesday morning with snow, just in time for the morning commute. Periods of steady to heavy [...]
Freezing air, constricted blood vessels, and the sudden strain of lifting heavy, wet snow can seriously increase your heart attack risk in a short amount of time.
(WBRE/WYOU)— A large storm system north of the Great Lakes will funnel in very windy conditions, along with cold Canadian air, for the next 36 hours. This will give us a chance of snow showers on Friday into Friday night. Winds will die down on Saturday as high pressure builds in. Another area of low [...]
It's one of the most fascinating and challenging weather phenomena to predict.
