Dec 16, 2020
The Accu-Weather forecast for today was bad on Monday. It was bad on Tuesday. It s still bad today. Joe Lundberg says the Lehigh Valley and beyond will be getting its biggest snowfall totals in quite a while. We re going with a blanket average of 12-to-18 inches across the vast majority of the listening area, but in the Poconos there will be areas of two feet or more. Areas to our south will see amounts slightly lower, probably a little below a foot, as sleet and freezing rain try to mix in at the height of this storm this evening, Lundberg says. Lundberg believes the first bit of snow will begin falling between 2-and-4 o clock and will quickly pick up in intensity before finally tapering off Thursday morning.
Dec 15, 2020
A big, big snowstorm is on its way. Accu-Weather s Joe Lundberg gives us a time frame on when we ll see the flakes flying. It s going to start tomorrow afternoon around 3 or 4 o clock and then snow all night and exit early Thursday morning. So we re talking about a 15-to-17 hour storm but in that period it s going to snow very hard, Lundberg says. So hard, we might end up with one-to-two feet of snow by the time things settle down Thursday morning.
PennDOT says it s in a relatively good position to respond to the forecasted winter weather. While PennDOT fell short on its hiring goals for the season, the department has a surplus of salt to help treat the roads thanks to last year s mild winter. As is always the case with major snowstorms, PennDOT plans to prioritize interstates, expressways and high-volume roads first.
Dec 14, 2020
Positive COVID-19 cases continue to soar in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Health Saturday added more than 11,000 new cases Saturday to its overall total. that number now stands at more than 480,000. There are currently more than 5500 people hospitalized because of the coronavirus.
Pennsylvania s Department of Health is preparing to give out COVID-19 vaccines soon. State Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine says the vaccines will be administered in three phases. The first of those phases will see the vaccines distributed to hospitals directly, but Levine says private companies will help as well. We also anticipate that the Pfizer vaccine will also be distributed through our pharmacy partners at CVS and Walgreens to nursing homes and other long-term care facilities through the end of December and then into January, Levine says. Those also receiving the vaccines during phase one are first responders and employees in the energy, education and food-p