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PennDOT to Activate Incident Command Center in Preparation for Tonight’s Storm Dunmore – In preparation for tonight’s storm across the region, PennDOT District 4 will be activating our Incident Command Center at 2 PM this afternoon. Although PennDOT will have crews treating roadways, the department...

PennDOT has lifted the speed limit restrictions that were in place on several roadways in the region at 9 AM. Traffic was snarled in some places at a complete stop for hours last night as the evening commute became treacherous in some places. Interstates became parking lots and local streets were...

Snow continues to fall in NEPA...more so in those areas east of the Interstate 81 corridor. WNEP's Kurt Aaron says 4 to 8 inches is expected in the Scranton and Wilkes Barre area, with higher amounts in the Poconos. Gov Tom Wolf says some areas are getting very heavy snowfall which is hard to...

WNEP Meteorologist Joe Snedeker says Wilkes Barre/Scranton will get 4-8 inches of snow today, with the heavier snow arriving after noon. 6 to 10 inches are expected in the Poconos. PennDOT has imposed a ban on empty straight trucks, large combination vehicles (tandem trailers and double trailers),...

From Governor Wolf's office- Governor Wolf Announces Additional Preparedness Efforts, Enhanced Staffing for Winter Storm March 06, 2018 Announces a State of Emergency Through Existing Disaster Declaration Proclamation Harrisburg, PA – As another winter storm takes aim at Pennsylvania, Governor Tom...

PennDot has reduced speeds to 45mph on all the interstates in NEPA. Travel is treacherous in many areas and motorists are urged to use extreme caution if they must travel. Wind gusts will pick up this afternoon and could cause further power outages. See our links below for weather, flight, traffic...

Snow in the area this morning has caused some very slippery travel conditions. Numerous accidents have been and are still being reported. Carverton Road among the roads described as a "sheet of ice". Some hills in Wilkes Barre are called impassible. A crash earlier this morning involving a pick up...

PennDOT has lifted most of the speed limit restrictions that were in place on several roadways in the region. Due to the winter storm impacting the region, speed limits were reduced yesterday evening to 45 mph on all interstates in the region. All speeds are restored to their usual posted limits,...

Heading out? Leave some extra travel time. Showery snow is already causing slippery travel conditions. It's expected to continue into late this morning leaving 2 to 3 inches. Then the winds pick up and very cold temperatures move in. There is a Wind Chill and Weather Advisory in effect from the...