Overview
- A 4:17 p.m. EST snow squall warning targeted central Monroe County, Pa., with an observed squall over Mount Pocono moving east at 30 mph and affecting portions of Interstates 80 and 380 through 4:45 p.m.
- At 2:57 p.m., a warning covered southwestern Sussex and northeastern Warren counties in N.J. and eastern Monroe County, Pa., as a squall near Five Points by Newton moved east at 35 mph through 3:30 p.m.
- An updated 2:47 p.m. alert for Monroe County noted a squall near Canadensis moving east at 35 mph and highlighted impacts along I‑380 between mile markers 3 and 14 through 3:00 p.m.
- The National Weather Service described intense bursts of heavy snow with blowing snow, rapid visibility drops to below a quarter mile, and wind gusts up to 35 mph that can make travel dangerous within minutes.
- Officials advise avoiding or delaying travel during warnings, and if already on the road to slow down, use headlights and hazard lights, keep extra distance, and avoid abrupt braking.