Winter storm warning in impact as snow continues to fall in Pittsburgh

Snow continues to fall throughout the Pittsburgh area, with a winter storm warning in effect through Thursday morning.Accumulating snow showers will continue through Wednesday evening and wrap up just after midnight early Thursday morning, according to Pittsburgh’s Action Weather meteorologist Cam Tran. Pittsburgh’s Action Weather has updated forecasts on snow totals and when the snow will move out: Click the video player above to watch.More: Read the weather alert for your countyInteractive radar: Track the snow as it moves through your areaShare snow photos: Go to wtae.com/upload or share in our u local Pittsburgh Facebook group!Severe weather alerts: Sign up to receive alerts for your countyWTAE mobile app: Download it now to stay connected with breaking news & weather 8 p.m. updateA crash involving dozens of vehicles on an interstate in central Pennsylvania has claimed the lives of two people, police said.State police said the crash was reported Wednesday afternoon in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 in Clinton County between the Loganton and Lock Haven exits.Police said initial reports indicated that the crash involved 30 to 60 vehicles with multiple injuries including two fatalities.7:35 p.m. updateTraffic is currently stopped at the Fort Pitt Tunnel in the westbound (outbound) direction due to a disabled truck and roadway conditions on Greentree Hill, PennDOT confirmed.Drivers are asked to consider alternate routes. 7:20 p.m. updateWeather conditions are getting worse in Fayette County, especially near Uniontown. Multiple tractor-trailers are stuck on Route 40 eastbound. Traffic is being rerouted in the area.Watch the full report from Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reporter Sheldon Ingram in the video player below. 7 p.m. updateA City of Pittsburgh plow truck is working to clear Browns Hill Road in Squirrel Hill as snow showers continue Wednesday evening. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reporter Kylie Walker said cars have had a hard time traveling the road due to the conditions. The city’s Public Works department is urging people to stay off the roads in order to help crews.6:30 p.m. update Due to the winter weather, the Plum Borough School District announced it will be closed for all students on Thursday. “Students are directed to close their Chromebooks, go out in the snow, preferably with family, and have a lot of fun. We all know that it is very important to feed the mind, but it is just as important to feed the heart and soul. It has been a tough year for our families, and you deserve to have some fun,” a letter from the district said in part.6 p.m. updateThe Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that driver license and photo centers in many Pennsylvania counties and the Riverfront Office Center in Harrisburg will have delayed openings on Thursday due to weather conditions.Click here for more information. 5:30 p.m. updatePennsylvania State police said the area of Route 981 near Loyalhanna Dam Road and Moween road in Westmoreland County has numerous crash and disabled vehicles. State police said all vehicles, especially tractor-trailers, are asked to avoid the area.5 p.m. updatePittsburgh’s Action News 4 is monitoring the snow conditions across western Pennsylvania. Watch the full reports on the conditions in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties in the video players below. 4:10 p.m. updateCollier Township EMS shared a video that shows two of their members being nearly struck by a truck that slid on a road while they were at the scene of a crash on Wednesday during the snowstorm. EMS officials said this is a reminder to slow down and use caution — not only in this weather but all the time.4 p.m. updateAllegheny County officials said Clever Road is shut down between Silver Lane and Beaver Grade Road in Robinson Township due to a crash. It is unclear at this time if anyone was injured. 3:45 p.m. updateThe crash on I-79 South in Franklin Park has been cleared and all southbound lanes are open to traffic, PennDOT confirmed. 3:20 p.m. updateThere are heavy delays along I-79 South in Franklin Park, Allegheny County, due to a jackknifed truck. Emergency personnel are at the scene.Watch video from the scene in the video player below. 2:50 p.m. updateAll divisions of the Allegheny County common pleas court are being closed due to the snowstorm, along with Pittsburgh Municipal Court and all magisterial district courts in the county. Arraignment court will remain open.1:40 p.m. updateDue to a jackknifed truck, PennDOT says southbound traffic on Interstate 79 is down to one lane between the Wexford/Route 910 interchange (Exit 73) and the I-279 split. Emergency personnel are on the scene. Drivers should expect significant delays.1:25 p.m. updatePennDOT is temporarily reducing the speed limit to 45 mph on:Interstate 79 in Allegheny CountyInterstate 376 (Parkway East and Parkway West in Allegheny County; Beaver Valley Expressway in Beaver and Lawrence counties)Interstates 279 and 579Route 28 (Allegheny County)Route 422 (Lawrence County)Drivers are urged to avoid unnecessary travel. The evening rush hour is expected to be messy as the snow continues to fall.1 p.m. updateThe Pennsylvania Turnpike is implementing Tier 1 restrictions between Breezewood (Exit 161) and the Interstate 95 connector, and for all of turnpike I-95. The speed limit will be 45 mph in those areas. Certain commercial vehicles are banned. Also not permitted are passenger vehicles towing trailers; recreational vehicles and motor homes; school buses, commercial buses and motor coaches; and motorcycles.12:40 p.m. updatePennDOT said it’s temporarily reducing the speed limit to 45 mph on Interstate 70 and Interstate 79 in District 12, which includes Westmoreland, Fayette, Greene and Washington counties. Commercial vehicles are restricted to right lanes only. Drivers are urged to avoid unnecessary travel.9 a.m. updateA winter storm system will bring snow from south to north, becoming widespread this afternoon. The ridges south and east of the city will have the highest snow totals. Wednesday will also be breezy, keeping wind chills in the 20s for much of the day.Snow will continue through early Thursday morning. The rest of Thursday and Friday will be mostly cloudy and seasonably cold.Projected Snowfall:Pittsburgh 4 to 8 inchesLaurel Highlands, Ridges 6 to 12 inches-plus

PITTSBURGH —

Snow continues to fall throughout the Pittsburgh area, with a winter storm warning in effect through Thursday morning.

Accumulating snow showers will continue through Wednesday evening and wrap up just after midnight early Thursday morning, according to Pittsburgh’s Action Weather meteorologist Cam Tran.

Pittsburgh’s Action Weather has updated forecasts on snow totals and when the snow will move out: Click the video player above to watch.

8 p.m. update

A crash involving dozens of vehicles on an interstate in central Pennsylvania has claimed the lives of two people, police said.

State police said the crash was reported Wednesday afternoon in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 in Clinton County between the Loganton and Lock Haven exits.

Police said initial reports indicated that the crash involved 30 to 60 vehicles with multiple injuries including two fatalities.

7:35 p.m. update

Traffic is currently stopped at the Fort Pitt Tunnel in the westbound (outbound) direction due to a disabled truck and roadway conditions on Greentree Hill, PennDOT confirmed.

Drivers are asked to consider alternate routes.

7:20 p.m. update

Weather conditions are getting worse in Fayette County, especially near Uniontown.

Multiple tractor-trailers are stuck on Route 40 eastbound. Traffic is being rerouted in the area.

Watch the full report from Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reporter Sheldon Ingram in the video player below.

7 p.m. update

A City of Pittsburgh plow truck is working to clear Browns Hill Road in Squirrel Hill as snow showers continue Wednesday evening.

Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reporter Kylie Walker said cars have had a hard time traveling the road due to the conditions.

The city’s Public Works department is urging people to stay off the roads in order to help crews.

6:30 p.m. update

Due to the winter weather, the Plum Borough School District announced it will be closed for all students on Thursday.

“Students are directed to close their Chromebooks, go out in the snow, preferably with family, and have a lot of fun. We all know that it is very important to feed the mind, but it is just as important to feed the heart and soul. It has been a tough year for our families, and you deserve to have some fun,” a letter from the district said in part.

6 p.m. update

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that driver license and photo centers in many Pennsylvania counties and the Riverfront Office Center in Harrisburg will have delayed openings on Thursday due to weather conditions.

Click here for more information.

5:30 p.m. update

Pennsylvania State police said the area of Route 981 near Loyalhanna Dam Road and Moween road in Westmoreland County has numerous crash and disabled vehicles.

State police said all vehicles, especially tractor-trailers, are asked to avoid the area.

5 p.m. update

Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 is monitoring the snow conditions across western Pennsylvania.

Watch the full reports on the conditions in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties in the video players below.

4:10 p.m. update

Collier Township EMS shared a video that shows two of their members being nearly struck by a truck that slid on a road while they were at the scene of a crash on Wednesday during the snowstorm. EMS officials said this is a reminder to slow down and use caution — not only in this weather but all the time.