A lone horse stands near a fence row on a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania farm Sunday, January 31, 2021 as the Northeast braces for a whopper of a storm that could dump well over a foot of snow in many areas and create blizzard-like conditions.
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A lone horse stands near a fence row on a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania farm Sunday, January 31, 2021 as the Northeast braces for a whopper of a storm that could dump well over a foot of snow in many areas and create blizzard-like conditions.
(State College) — A winter storm blasting through the midstate is expected to stick around through early tomorrow morning.
Another four to eight inches of snow is likely to hit the region over the next 12 to 18 hours.
Road crews were busy across most of Pennsylvania as a winter storm packing strong winds continued to dump heavy snow around much of the state on Monday. Speed limits were reduced and travel restrictions are in place on all major highways.
With conditions expected to worsen as the day progressed, Gov. Tom Wolf was urging residents to avoid travel if possible. Most of the state remained under winter storm warnings or winter weather advisories that were expected to remain in effect through Tuesday morning.
Craig Evanego is a meteorologist with National Weather Service in State College. He saids people should wait the storm out at home.
“I suspect that travel is not going to be great today into tonight, probably even impacting the evening rush hour tomorrow,” he said. “Hopefully, as the day progresses tomorrow, we’ll start to see some improvement as the area of low-pressure pulls away from the Mid-Atlantic region.”
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A man walks through the Villanova University campus during a snow storm, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, in Villanova, Pa.
Lara Pagano, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said a nor’easter developing off the mid-Atlantic coast will be a “pretty slow mover” as it brings heavy snow and strong winds through Tuesday.
“It’s going to be a prolonged event,” Pagano said.
As of Monday morning, some areas of Pennsylvania recived 6 inches of snow.
In-person learning was canceled in school districts across the Northeast on Monday, and many COVID-19 vaccination sites were closed.
Amtrak canceled all Acela service between Boston and Washington and Pennsylvanian service between New York and Pittsburgh. Amtrak’s Northeast Regional, Keystone Service and Empire Service were operating on limited or modified schedules.
Hundreds of flights were canceled at the region’s major airports on Monday. Transportation officials said on Twitter that 81% of flights were canceled at New York’s LaGuardia Airport and 75% at Newark Liberty Airport.
Snow and cold in Washington led President Joe Biden to postpone a visit to the State Department that had been planned for Monday. A White House official said Sunday night that the visit would be rescheduled for later in the week when the agency’s staff and diplomats could more safely commute to attend.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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