HARRISBURG, PA — With a fast-moving winter storm poised to sweep across northern Pennsylvania beginning Wednesday evening, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is urging motorists to avoid unnecessary travel and brace for aggressive speed and vehicle restrictions across key interstates.
Forecasters expect the storm to begin as snow in the northwest before spreading eastward through Thursday and Friday. Erie and Crawford counties could see snowfall rates of one inch per hour, coupled with 30-plus-mph wind gusts that may trigger whiteouts and dangerous drifting.
PennDOT officials said Tier 1 travel restrictions will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, November 27, on the full lengths of Interstate 86 and Interstate 90, limiting access for several vehicle types until conditions improve…