Snow Squall Warning, Pennsylvania

Severe

Whiteout conditions with near zero visibility associated with intense bursts of snow and blowing snow. Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.

Ended Monday, January 19, 2026.

Issued: Monday, January 19, 1:29 in the afternoon
Expires: Monday, January 19, 2:30 in the afternoon
Updated: January 19, 2026

Places in this warning

Map

This warning
Area drawn by the weather service
Interstates
US highways
Moving east at 31 mph

Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What: Whiteout conditions with near zero visibility associated with intense bursts of snow and blowing snow. Wind gusts greater than 35 mph.
Squall now: At 2:17 in the afternoon, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line from 28 miles southeast of Punxsutawney to near Farmington, or along a line from 28 miles southeast of Punxsutawney to 8 miles east of Uniontown, moving east at 30 mph.
Impacts: Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.
Highways: Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 84 and 99.
Places named: Uniontown, Connellsville, South Connellsville, Seven Springs, Dunbar, Laurel Mountain, Donegal, Champion, Indian Head, Mill Run, Normalville, Acme, Jones Mills and Laurel Mountain State Park.
Seen by: Doppler radar and webcams.

Updates

Monday 2:26 in the afternoon
Allowed to end on time. January 19, 2026
Monday 2:17 in the afternoon
Ended for part of the area. January 19, 2026
Monday 2:01 in the afternoon
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 19, 2026
Monday 1:49 in the afternoon
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 19, 2026
Monday 1:29 in the afternoon
Snow Squall Warning issued until Monday, 2:30 in the afternoon. January 19, 2026