WEATHER UPDATE: 'Numerous' Crashes, Speed Restrictions, Snow Plague Pennsylvania Commute

Pennsylvania motorists battled accidents and speed restrictions as 4 inches of snow fell in the eastern part of the state Friday.

The highest snow totals were reported in Bucks County, where four inches of snow fell.

More information on accidents and speed restrictions in the Philadelphia and Bucks County area can be found by clicking here.

“Numerous” crashes were reported, according to the Express-Times, including:

• Rescuers were called to a crash involving a vehicle that left Route 33 South, went down an embankment and into woods near mile marker 12.9 in Bushkill Township, according to emergency broadcasts.
• About 30 minutes later, a similar accident was reported at mile marker 6.1 on Route 33 north in Lower Nazareth Township.
• Three vehicles crashed just before noon on Route 22 west leading from Downtown Easton, dispatches say.
• A vehicle crashed at mile marker 67 on Interstate 476 South in Washington Township, Lehigh County, dispatches say, and there were injuries, dispatches say.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike has issued a travel advisory for motorists, saying travelers need to keep alert and allow time to arrive safely.

When travelers encounter changing weather conditions, or approach emergency workers on the roadway, please reduce your speed and keep alert. Motorists should stay alert for quickly changing weather conditions, according to road officials.

Weather reports that, although the calendar says that spring arrives on Friday, a blast of cold air is set to delay the season’s warmer conditions across the East.

As that storm departs over the weekend and merges with another system across Canada, a rush of cold air will charge into the Great Lakes and Northeast and delay spring for millions of people.

High temperatures are expected to tumble as a cold front sweeps in over the weekend, falling 5 to 15 degrees below the normal for this time of the year on Sunday, according to an AccuWeather release.

“Longer daylight hours and strengthening sunshine will negate some of the chill,” said AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski in the release.

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