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Winter Storm Watches Blanket Most of Pennsylvania for Friday Into Saturday

State agencies will impose phased highway speed restrictions to curb hazards from mixed precipitation with localized heavy snow.

Overview

  • Multiple National Weather Service offices issued county-specific watches with defined windows, many running from 7 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday.
  • Northeastern counties including Lackawanna, Pike, Susquehanna and parts of Wayne could see 5 to 9 inches of snow, according to the Binghamton office.
  • Central and western areas are forecast to receive heavy mixed precipitation with ice accumulations up to about one-quarter of an inch and generally lighter snow or sleet totals.
  • Ice storm warnings are active for southern Erie and Crawford counties from 10 a.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday, with winter weather advisories posted for Mercer, Lawrence, Butler, Beaver and Westmoreland.
  • PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike released schedules for expected highway speed restrictions to enhance safety during the storm.