Published January 31. 2021 07:58PM
A coastal low is expected to drop at least a foot of snow on our area, with the heaviest expected to arrive Monday.
The snow is expected to vary in intensity tonight, and probably turn heavy sometime between midnight and 3 a.m., according to Brett Rossio, a meteorologist with AccuWeather.
“The other thing we have to be concerned with is high winds and snow drifting and blowing,” Rossio said. “Quite frankly (the Monday morning), commute is going to be awful; it is not recommended being on the roads if you don’t have to.”
Rossio said the snow is expected to turn really heavy on Monday, and will continue throughout Monday evening, when it will start to lighten up but still continue at a moderate clip before it begins to taper off Tuesday morning.
The National Weather Service is calling for 16 to 24 inches. Rossio’s estimates were more conservative.
“We are anticipating at least a foot of snow; this is going to be an impressive storm, right around a foot, but it could be a couple of inches or more,” Rossio said. “The reason we’re going to be getting so much is because of the duration of the storm.”
Rossio reemphasized the importance of staying off the roadways wherever possible.
“It makes it easier for the road crews to clean up the roads,” he said. “It’s very dangerous, (with the) reduced visibility; very unsafe to be driving on the roads.”
Fully aware of the storm ahead, many made sure to pick up their necessities on Sunday.
Jarett Sweeney of Summit Hill picked up two bags of ice melt while inside Lowe’s Home Improvement in Mahoning Township early Sunday afternoon.
The store had several pallets inside the store filled with ice melt, where about a half-dozen shovels could be found.
“It’s just the sidewalks in front of our house always get icy, so I got to take care of that,” Sweeney said. “We were out at Walmart, but they didn’t have it, so here we are.”
Though he may be in the minority, Sweeney said he’s actually looking forward to the storm.
“I’m excited about it,” he said. “See what comes; it makes things interesting.”
Elsewhere, Mallard Markets in Lehighton experienced a steady flow of customers who picked out their gallons of milk, loaves of bread and dozen of eggs.
Julius Casari of Lehighton said he and his wife just returned from their summer home at Lake Wallenpaupack.
“With the storm coming,” Casari said. “Got our bread and milk.”
While she bought some milk, Annette Youngkin of Lehighton said it wasn’t necessarily the weather that brought her out to the store.
“I’m just out picking up extras,” Youngkin said. “Sunday pickups.”
Rossio encouraged people - especially the elderly - to pace themselves when shoveling.
“Take your time, especially for the elderly shoveling this heavy snow, that can be strenuous on them,” he said. “If you have a neighbor that’s older, try to help them out.”
Rossio said the snow is expected to taper off Tuesday morning, though temperatures will remain chilly, with a high of 31.
He said it will remain a little bit breezy Wednesday across the region, but will be dry, as high pressure moves in on Thursday and temperatures will gradually rise to a high of 35.
Rossio said we could see some rain ahead of the next cold front on Friday, and added there is some question as to how much cold air there might be in place, adding we might briefly be in for a little bit of sleet or freezing rain, though the temperature is going to 37 for a high.
He said it looks like once the cold front passes through, they’re watching what could actually be another storm developing late this weekend on Sunday, as it’s going to turn very cold across the northeast, with temperatures likely dropping to near normal, or slightly below normal.
Jarett Sweeney of Summit Hill loads his shopping cart with several bags of ice melt inside Lowe's Home Improvement in Mahoning Township Sunday afternoon. TERRY AHNER/TIMES NEWS
Annette Youngkin of Lehighton prepares to pick out milk from a shelf inside Mallard Markets Sunday afternoon. TERRY AHNER/TIMES NEWS
This pallet inside Lowe's Home Improvement in Mahoning Township is full of ice melt. Behind it is about a half-dozen shovels. TERRY AHNER/TIMES NEWS
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