It’s not too often that you see the NWS issue a watch nearly 3 days in advance. Then again the storm that looks to impact our area Wednesday into Thursday morning is no ordinary storm.

First off it’s a busy holiday shopping time of year. And it will be the first major snow storm of not only the season, but in a long time. You remember last winter’s lack of snow, right?

Here’s the watch details:

715 PM EST Sun Dec 13 2020

…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…

* WHAT…Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 12
inches or more possible.

* WHERE…Portions of the Poconos, Lehigh Valley, and northwest
New Jersey.

* WHEN…From Wednesday morning through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Heavy snow could have the potential to
cause power outages.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.