PA Winter Storm Updates: Crashes, Snow Totals, Speed Restrictions, Treacherous Roads - 12/17/16

Pennsylvania was hit by a winter storm Saturday, and it's been dealing with a slew of accidents, speed restrictions and a traffic mess.

A winter weather advisory (or winter storm warning in Pittsburgh area) was supposed to be in effect until 2 p.m. in all Pennsylvania counties, except for the eastern portions of Bucks, Philadelphia, Chester and Delaware counties:

Read more: WEATHER ALERT: Snow Totals, Inch Counts In Pennsylvania

This is what Pennsylvania was seeing as of 10 a.m.:

• Hazard types...mostly freezing rain, although eastern Pennsylvania still could get up to 3 inches of snow.
• Ice accumulations...around a tenth to two tenths of an inch.
• Timing...snow has changed to freezing rain across most of the area. The freezing rain should transition to plain rain late this morning.
• Impacts...ice and snow accumulations will create treacherous conditions on all untreated pavements and possibly produce scattered power outages.
• Temperatures...rising into the lower 30s this morning...topping off in the mid 30s to around 40 this afternoon. precautionary/preparedness actions...

A winter weather advisory means that periods of snow, sleet and freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. The NWS says to be prepared for slippery roads and limited visibility and use extra caution while driving.

Here was eastern Pennsylvania on Saturday morning:

Here is western Pennsylvania:

You can find a list of accidents on Pennsylvania roadways by clicking here.

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