Snow arrives overnight, keeps coming
Residents of Butler County are expected to sees 12 to 16 inches of snowfall throughout the day Sunday, Jan. 25, according to National Weather Service of Pittsburgh.
Western Pennsylvania as a whole has been impacted by the arrival of Winter Storm Fern, which moved into the region and began dumping snow around 2 a.m.
“So far, we’ve heard reports of anywhere between 5 and 8 inches depending on where you are,” meteorologist Bill Modzelewski said at 9 a.m. Sunday.
He said accumulation quickly increased after the storm arrived and is expected to remain steady throughout the day before tapering off in the evening.
Even though accumulation is expected to stop, Modzelewski advised residents to still expect traffic delays and cold temperatures Monday morning. The county, like much of the region, remains under a winter storm warning until noon Monday.
“How much delay you have is very dependent on how quickly crews are able to clear roads,” he said.
Before the storm even arrived, one Butler County borough expressed concern Saturday about its lack of salt.
Chicora said Saturday in a Facebook post that is did not receive its regular delivery of salt, so it will be applying a “minimal amount” of salt to borough roads during the storm.
The borough will still regularly plow the roads and apply the normal amount of anti-skid to the roads through the storm, the post said.
