The National Weather Service again updated its expectations for the snow that has already started falling in the Pittsburgh region.
Nearly all of Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and parts of Northern West Virginia are now included in a winter weather advisory that runs through 7 a.m. Wednesday. Counties closer to Lake Erie and the Laurel Highlands are still covered by a winter storm warning; those areas are expected to see higher snowfall totals.
A National Weather Service official said that residents in Allegheny County and its neighboring counties should expect between 2 to 5 inches of snow along with potentially hazardous driving conditions as rain overnight on Monday transitions to snow in the colder weather.
For the last hour a rain/snow mix has fallen at our office in Moon, PA. Now, it is all snow.
— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) December 1, 2020
Spots in the Laurel Highlands and in northern counties like Mercer or Venango could see as much as 8 inches, while snow belt counties closer to Lake Erie could receive a foot or more.
Pittsburgh officials said 55 salt trucks will be ready to start treating roads starting at 10 p.m. Monday. Additional crews will be ready to supplement the daylight shift starting at 6 a.m. Tuesday as well.
Allegheny County’s public works department began deploying 26 trucks equipped with plows and salt at 4 a.m. Tuesday. Drivers will be kept on extended shifts to make sure county roads and bridges are continuously treated while the snow continues.
First Published: November 30, 2020, 5:16 a.m.
Updated: November 30, 2020, 10:28 p.m.