UPDATE:
The first snow of the season is expected to hit Central Pennsylvania overnight! While many children are excited for their Winter Wonderland, many of their parents and other adults are heading to the store to get shovels and salt.
The snow isn’t expected to be that significant overnight, but that isn’t stopping people from heading to the store to be ready for the worst.
As for Jesse, he bought his very first snow scraper so he will be able to make it to work tomorrow with a clean windshield!
“Definitely, Snow is coming! It’s that big ‘S’ word!,” commented Chris Lee, Assistant Manager at Wendy’s in Hershey. Lee works at Wendy’s and went to Hornung’s Hardware tonight to buy a shovel in anticipation for the snow.
“My boss sat there and sent me a text and said, you know, with the pending snow we should probably get a snow shovel for the store,” Lee chuckled
Manager of Hornung’s, Chuck Pulaski, says that even though the snow isn’t expected to be too bad, it’s still good to be prepared.
“You want to make sure you’re prepared for the unexpected,” Pulaski reminded us. “Obviously if the roads are bad enough, you don’t want to go anywhere, just stay home and wait it out.”
Workers at Mt. Lou San Bible Camp are preparing for whatever comes their way.
“We’re actually in the process of getting some snow salt here to get ready for tomorrow because it’s supposed to, supposedly 80% chance to snow,” stated camp employee Matt Hurlocker.
The salt is just the last step in their preparation. “We have a vehicle back at our camp that we’re getting ready there, we’ve got snow shovels and a crew of people that are ready to respond tomorrow,” Hurlocker continued.
It’s not just residents of Central PA who are getting ready, but PennDOT is also on stand-by, waiting for the snow to fall.
“We’re going to be coming in between midnight and 4 depending on the counties you’re at, so by the time you get up for rush hour we are hoping that the roads should be in really good condition,” explained PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler.
While the roads will be clear, there are still things you can to do to stay safe tomorrow.
“The shovels only take the snow down so far, but you’re still dealing with a slippery surface,” cautioned Pulaski. “You have postal workers, neighbors, kids, what have you, that are walking in front of your house. You want to make sure that area is dry and ice free.”
Now there isn’t any snow out yet, but in the next couple hours you’ll see the snowflakes falling! Or if you’re heading to bed, you’ll see a blanket of slushy snow in the morning.
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The first snow of the season is right around the corner!
We could see snow in the next 24 hours, which could lead to school delays or closures and possible hazardous conditions on the road.
CBS 21 is at the PennDOT's center of operations in Dauphin County with more on what they are doing to stay ahead of the snow.
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PennDOT will be out in force making sure the roads are safe for your morning commute, so you can count on seeing their large machines out spreading salt on the roads. But, PennDOT says you should take extra precautions as well.
"We're going to be calling out our crews anytime between midnight and 4 a.m., depending on the county and depending on how much we expect to get,” explained PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler. “So we will have crews out in all of our counties patrolling the roads and looking for slick spots and we've already been pre-treating."
PennDOT trucks across the mid-state will be positioned along major roadways waiting for the snow to fall. Once the roads start getting slick, trucks will spread salt to keep them safe.
Crews will be hitting all major roadways first, but by the time you wake up, they expect to have all roadways treated.
By the time rush hour comes around, the roads should be taken care of, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't prepare for a longer commute.
"Make sure you leave plenty of time. Don't assume it is business as usual for motorists. Make sure you leave a little bit early if you have to go to work, make sure your tire tread is good, your tire pressure is good, you've got enough gas in the tank and make sure that you have window washer fluid as well because it's supposed to be kind of slushy stuff so you want to be able to get it off your car,” Schreffler cautioned.
If you're out driving and you see one of the PennDOT trucks, keep your distance! In the past some motorists have ran into the trucks. They're there to keep you safe, so take a little more caution around them to keep them safe as well.
The first snow of the season is expected to hit Central Pennsylvania overnight! While many children are excited for their Winter Wonderland, many of their parents and other adults are heading to the store to get shovels and salt.
The snow isn’t expected to be that significant overnight, but that isn’t stopping people from heading to the store to be ready for the worst.
As for Jesse, he bought his very first snow scraper so he will be able to make it to work tomorrow with a clean windshield!
“Definitely, Snow is coming! It’s that big ‘S’ word!,” commented Chris Lee, Assistant Manager at Wendy’s in Hershey. Lee works at Wendy’s and went to Hornung’s Hardware tonight to buy a shovel in anticipation for the snow.
“My boss sat there and sent me a text and said, you know, with the pending snow we should probably get a snow shovel for the store,” Lee chuckled
Manager of Hornung’s, Chuck Pulaski, says that even though the snow isn’t expected to be too bad, it’s still good to be prepared.
“You want to make sure you’re prepared for the unexpected,” Pulaski reminded us. “Obviously if the roads are bad enough, you don’t want to go anywhere, just stay home and wait it out.”
Workers at Mt. Lou San Bible Camp are preparing for whatever comes their way.
“We’re actually in the process of getting some snow salt here to get ready for tomorrow because it’s supposed to, supposedly 80% chance to snow,” stated camp employee Matt Hurlocker.
The salt is just the last step in their preparation. “We have a vehicle back at our camp that we’re getting ready there, we’ve got snow shovels and a crew of people that are ready to respond tomorrow,” Hurlocker continued.
It’s not just residents of Central PA who are getting ready, but PennDOT is also on stand-by, waiting for the snow to fall.
“We’re going to be coming in between midnight and 4 depending on the counties you’re at, so by the time you get up for rush hour we are hoping that the roads should be in really good condition,” explained PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler.
While the roads will be clear, there are still things you can to do to stay safe tomorrow.
“The shovels only take the snow down so far, but you’re still dealing with a slippery surface,” cautioned Pulaski. “You have postal workers, neighbors, kids, what have you, that are walking in front of your house. You want to make sure that area is dry and ice free.”
Now there isn’t any snow out yet, but in the next couple hours you’ll see the snowflakes falling! Or if you’re heading to bed, you’ll see a blanket of slushy snow in the morning.
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The first snow of the season is right around the corner!
We could see snow in the next 24 hours, which could lead to school delays or closures and possible hazardous conditions on the road.
CBS 21 is at the PennDOT's center of operations in Dauphin County with more on what they are doing to stay ahead of the snow.
.
PennDOT will be out in force making sure the roads are safe for your morning commute, so you can count on seeing their large machines out spreading salt on the roads. But, PennDOT says you should take extra precautions as well.
"We're going to be calling out our crews anytime between midnight and 4 a.m., depending on the county and depending on how much we expect to get,” explained PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler. “So we will have crews out in all of our counties patrolling the roads and looking for slick spots and we've already been pre-treating."
PennDOT trucks across the mid-state will be positioned along major roadways waiting for the snow to fall. Once the roads start getting slick, trucks will spread salt to keep them safe.
Crews will be hitting all major roadways first, but by the time you wake up, they expect to have all roadways treated.
By the time rush hour comes around, the roads should be taken care of, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't prepare for a longer commute.
"Make sure you leave plenty of time. Don't assume it is business as usual for motorists. Make sure you leave a little bit early if you have to go to work, make sure your tire tread is good, your tire pressure is good, you've got enough gas in the tank and make sure that you have window washer fluid as well because it's supposed to be kind of slushy stuff so you want to be able to get it off your car,” Schreffler cautioned.
If you're out driving and you see one of the PennDOT trucks, keep your distance! In the past some motorists have ran into the trucks. They're there to keep you safe, so take a little more caution around them to keep them safe as well.