What happens during a polar vortex?
If you hear that the polar vortex is coming, you should expect to experience a lot of cold.
If you hear that the polar vortex is coming, you should expect to experience a lot of cold.
(WBRE/WYOU) — Tuesday's snowstorm has reached Pennsylvania! Check out how some towns in our area are being impacted. Valleys will generally see 2-4″ of snow, with higher elevations between 4-6″. There is the potential for some mixing, especially for the normally warmer valleys and points south and east. You can stay current on all the [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre's Mayor has announced a Code Blue beginning Tuesday. It runs until Saturday, December 6. Calvary Bible Church, located at 410 South River Street, will serve as a shelter to help people get out of the cold. The Code Blue runs through Sunday morning, with the shelter open each night [...]
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 [...]
SUNBURY — With the first impactful snowfall of the season predicted to fall Tuesday morning, Sunbury streets department crews are ready to go.
The National Weather Service in State College has issued a winter weather advisory for Central Pennsylvania that includes all four Valley counties.
(WBRE/WYOU) — Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for all of northeast and central Pennsylvania through Tuesday evening, but how much snow will each area see? Snow is developing from southwest to northeast Tuesday morning, steady to heavy at times. While mainly a snow event, there is the potential for some rain to mix in [...]