Lake-effect snow causes multi vehicle crash on I-90, closes interstate, Pennsylvania
A winter storm gripping the northeastern United States and Midwest caused chaos along the I-90 corridor in Pennsylvania, where lake-effect snow led to a multi-vehicle crash involving several semi-trucks on December 3, 2024. Conditions along the I-90 will be nearly impossible to travel today and meteorologists are urging to limit or cancel travel as blowing snow in Western Pennsylvania could reduce visibility to zero.
Winter storms impacting the northeastern United States, Upper Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic regions have prompted several snow squall warnings and resulted in heavy snowfall and blizzard-like conditions across multiple areas, including in Erie County, Pennsylvania where a multi-vehicle crash involving several semi-trucks took place along the I-90 corridor on December 3.
The interstate was closed while crews worked to remove the vehicles.
Conditions along the I-90 will be nearly impossible to travel today, too as the lake-effect snow continues to dump on western New York and Pennsylvania.
Meteorologists are urging to limit or cancel travel as blowing snow in Western Pennsylvania could reduce visibility to zero.
Snow also covered the I-355 significantly reducing visibility on the roads.
A storm system over southern Canada is forecast to move eastward, reaching far eastern Canada by the morning of December 6. This system is expected to bring heavy lake-effect snow downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario on December 5 – 6.
Light to moderate lake-effect snow is also anticipated over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the west coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan during the same period.
Moderate to heavy snow will impact parts of New England on December 5, followed by scattered light snow on December 6, with snowfall tapering off by the evening. Light to moderate snow is expected over sections of the Central Appalachians during the same time frame.
References:
1 Short Range Forecast Discussion – WPC – December 5, 2024
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