Minersville Natives Commercial Wins Super Bowl Contest

In case you missed it and went for a bathroom break during the commercials, Minersville native's, Tommy Schaeffer, Time Machine Doritos commercial won!

Tommy's business partner was on Good Morning America this morning to accept their check.

Congratulations!!!

Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Schuylkill County

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST MONDAY ...

* LOCATIONS ...MOST OF SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA NORTH OF THE TURNPIKE.

* HAZARD TYPES ...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING ...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL BETWEEN 5 AM AND 11 AM.

* IMPACTS ...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

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 High School Basketball Scores - 2/1/14

Schuylkill County High School Basketball Scores for 2/1/14

Schuylkill County Weather Forecast

By:  Monsoon Mike

What a nice nice Saturday in most parts of Skook! Temperatures into the 40s. Some sunshine. Nice! One more decent day before it all comes crashing back down around us and paves the way for a wild ride this coming week.

Models are trending snowier for Monday's event, something I a couple days ago heralded may "surprise" some folks. "Skook" I think still will be on the northern fringe with Philadelphia being the jackpot (yet again), but we should get something out of this. Snowfall amounts are subject to change, but right now, I am 75% confident Skook sees a general 1 to 2 inches from the Monday event. No need for a map (yet) as I think that's pretty uniform across the county.

Then a short break before a potential larger snow to ice to rain (with extended potential icing) mid-week. 

Then another event later in the week or next weekend. Let's take it one storm at a time. No need to stress over storms # 2 and 3 before # 1 is done as often one storm will pave the atmospheric path for future storms and we don't really know what future storms will do until one passes. 

So just plan for a storm at least every other day this coming week. It's payback time for a mild, nice weekend, folks!

Schuylkill County High Schools Basketball Scores - 1/31/14

Schuylkill County High School Basketball Scores for 1/31/14

Schuylkill County Weather Forecast

By:  Monsoon Mike

Good evening! As I warned yesterday may happen, a very light round of snow may affect isolated areas overnight & early tomorrow morning. Otherwise, I expect a mainly cloudy but mainly uneventful weekend with the occasional shower. Temperatures will soar into the 40s both days of the weekend!

A weak southern event Sunday night into early Monday could push some light precipitation into the region but I am more concerned about a potential messy icy event mid next week and a potential snow event late next week.

Until then, enjoy the mild weekend but look out for a little light snow before we get to those warm temperatures tomorrow.

Man Injured in Hometown Crash

Posted from:  tamaquaarea.wordpress.com

An unidentified man was injured after losing control and flipping his SUV (sport utility vehicle) along Hauto Highway (SR54) in Hometown. The crash occurred around 8:30 AM today (Friday, Jan. 31, 2014) about one half mile east of the entrance to Lake Hauto. The SUV, a black Dodge Durango, was positioned upright about 40 feet from the road. Tire tracks in the snow show that the driver was traveling east. The man was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital via ambulance for unknown injuries. Responding were Rush Township Police, Hometown Fire Company, Quakake Fire Company, Tamaqua Ambulance and Hometown Fire Police. Tamaqua Rescue was also called, but later canceled.