Timeline: When Will Snow Arrive In Western Pennsylvania Wednesday?
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A nor'easter is closing in on the Pittsburgh area.
A Winter Storm Warning will be in effect for parts of northwest, southwest and western Pennsylvania as well as northern West Virginia tomorrow, with NWS Pittsburgh is putting snowfall in between 5 to 8 inches.
KDKA Meteorologist Ron Smiley is forecasting a minimum of 6 inches of snow for Allegheny County, but some places in Allegheny, Westmoreland, Butler and Indiana counties could see more than 9 inches.
KDKA Meteorologist Kristin Emery is forecasting 4 to 7 inches for much of the Pittsburgh area.
So when will all this start? Here's the timeline:
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. -- The Winter Storm Warning goes into effect at 7 a.m., but we'll be waking up to overcast skies and pretty much no snow on the ground for much of the morning.
11 a.m. to 12 p.m. -- Here comes the snow. The snow arrives sometime after 11 a.m. or noon, starting along and south of I-70.
12 p.m. to 5 p.m. -- After the snow starts, it'll quickly push across the area to the north. By 5 p.m., we'll be in the thick of it
5 p.m. to 12 a.m. -- By 5 p.m., we'll be in the thick of it. The heaviest snow will fall for a few hours Wednesday evening.
12 a.m. to 7 a.m. -- From midnight and overnight into Thursday morning, it'll pull out to the east. The Winter Storm Warning ends at 7 a.m
