Schuylkill County Christmas Display: St. Clair, PA

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Overnight Fire in Blythe Twp

Around 11:45pm, crews were called to 210 Winfield ave. for a house fire.

Not long after arriving, the fire was reported working.

The house was reported a total loss.   It was reported that 3 people are now homeless and the Red Cross is helping them.

No cause has been determined yet.

1 Person Dies in Interstate 81 Crash

1 male died this morning in an accident around 11am this morning in Foster Township on Interstate 81.  The accident happened around the northbound milemarker 114.  The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

There were a total of 5 occupants in the vehicle that was described as an SUV.  2 Adults and 3 children.

The other 4 in the vehicle were reported to have non-life threatening injuries.

UPDATE:  According to police, the man's name who died in the crash was Garfield Beynon, 71, of Scranton.

It is being reported that the SUV lost control, went off the road, hit the guardrail, and stopped on it's side on the berm of the road.

Schuylkill County Weather Forecast

By:  Monsoon Mike

Our busy busy weather pattern continues on Sunday afternoon into Monday morning.  During our most recent storm Friday into Friday night, northern Skook got a bit of snow and ice. Southern Skook hardly saw anything but some sleet mixing in at the tail end. But, if you like wintry weather, and you're in that southern portion and feel ripped off after the the last storm, I think EVERYONE gets in on some moderate action Sunday p.m. into Monday a.m. 

I expect snow to move in mid Sunday afternoon and accumulate an inch or maybe two before a switch over to sleet, freezing rain, and then eventually probably plain rain Monday morning. But here's the thing. I think cold air gets trapped at the surface Sunday night and early Monday and that switch to plain rain is in no major hurry. The result? A nice glaze of dangerous ice overnight Sunday into early Monday. Expect moderate to major travel headaches at those times. Make sure you follow my "Monsoon Mike's Weather Headquarters" Facebook page for on-the-run updates as this long update here only usually comes once a day, usually in the evening.

Then, another round of mainly light snow could hit is on the backside of everything on Tuesday afternoon after breaking Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning .

THEN, things get brutally cold for the rest of the coming new week. Got all that? Good. :-) Be careful out there folks and again, "like" my page for on-the-fly updates. 

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=277030735667101

Winter Weather Advisory Issue For Schuylkill County

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST MONDAY ...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ...FOLLOWED BY MIXED PRECIPITATION ... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS ...PORTIONS OF THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY AND EAST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES ...LIGHT SNOW ...CHANGING TO SLEET THEN FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS ...AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW ...FOLLOWED BY A LIGHT COATING OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING ...LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS SUNDAY AND LIKELY ACCUMULATE AN INCH OR TWO. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SLEET THEN FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT ...WITH THE FREEZING RAIN LINGERING INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS ...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE PROBABLE DUE TO SLICK ROADS AND ICY CONDITIONS.

* WINDS ...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES ...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ...

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION ...GO TO WEATHER.GOV/CTP OR STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

REPORT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO CTP.STORMREPORTS@NOAA.GOV ... POSTING TO THE NWS STATE COLLEGE FACEBOOK PAGE ...OR TWEET @NWSSTATECOLLEGE WITH THE HASHTAG #CTPWX.

Schuylkill County Christmas Display: St. Clair, PA

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Car Crashes Into Median In Tamaqua

A male driver got his vehicle stuck around 10:15 PM Thursday (Dec. 5, 2013) on the grassy median located in front of Thorn's Cycles at the connections of Pine Street and North Railroad Street. The man was driving north on Pine Street when he said he hit a slick spot and slid out of control. The crash also downed a one way sign and destroyed a bush. No serious injuries were reported. Tamaqua Police responded.

Posted From http://www.TamaquaArea.com

Man Escapes Serious Injury After Crashing In Barnesville

TamaquaArea.com

Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Tuscarora Park Road and State Road (1018) around 8:45 PM on Thursday (Dec. 5, 2013) in Barnesville after a driver lost control in the heavy fog and crashed over a concrete wall and into a fence adjacent to the White Birch Golf Course. Luckily, no serious injuries were reported. Responding were Rush Township Police, Ryan Township Police, Hometown Fire Company, Hometown Fire Police and others.

Posted from http://www.TamaquaArea.com

Schuylkill County Weather Forecast

By: Monsoon Mike

I never made too big a deal in my forecasts the past few days regarding tonight's storm and I'm kinda glad I didn't. Even though it is nasty as all heck out there with a cold, raw rain and some sleet mixing in, I really don't think we see more than a bit of slushy snow at the tail end of the storm overnight despite some other folks calling for inches. Nevertheless, it only takes a little bit of slush on the road to slick things up, so be careful!

A one day break between storms happens Saturday as a weak high pressure system moves in, but it'll be short lived. Sunday we cloud things up again and a mixture of snow/sleet/and freezing rain moves in late and continues overnight into Monday, eventually probably changing to all rain, but this storm could be a little more stubborn with the wintry weather and actually cause some travel havoc Sunday Night into Monday morning as I think some cold air gets trapped near the earth. More updates on that as we draw closer. Of course, the best chances for bad weather in a situation like this is the farther north you go.

Then we REALLY cool things down mid next week. Temperatures will once again struggle to exit the 20s by midweek. 

Winter Weather Advisory For Schuylkill County

SCHUYLKILL: ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY...

Schuylkill County Weather Forecast

Say goodbye to the mild weather. Today didn't get quite as crazy mild as some may have thought due to the very stubborn deck of low clouds and drizzle along the warm front.

Fire Victims Find New Homes

WBRE posted a story last evening on the Joy brothers who lost everything in Schuylkill Ave. fire in Pottsville.  Through donations and support of the community they are getting help to get back on there feet.  Great job to all involved

http://www.pahomepage.com/story/fire-victims-find-new-homes/d/story/8tjgLYdtYkiE_w3vVaYycg

Volunteers are also collecting unwrapped toys for the children affected by the fire. For more information, call Michelle Yarnell at (570) 573-3845.

Schuylkill County Afternoon Weather Update

By:  Monsoon Mike

I talk about "hype" a lot from the conventional weather media. This coming Friday night/early Saturday's event, however, is a bit unique because the excitement for a snow event is coming more from the independent internet folks rather than the conventional media who usually does all the hyping. Maybe because sweeps month is done on TV?

County Doesn't Make List of Safest In State

Safewise.com publishes a list every year of the 50 safest cities in each state.  The term cities is used loosely because it also includes towns, boroughs, and townships.

Schuylkill County Weather Forecast

By:  Monsoon Mike





A very unseasonably mild Thursday with temperatures around 60 degrees (with some showers possible) will be followed by a steady rain on Friday with falling temperatures. In fact, the precipitation may wrap up as a touch of snow Friday night slicking up the ground. That'll be quite a roller coaster in the course of about 24 hours.