As a winter snow storm expected to dump between six and 10 inches of snow on Northeast Pennsylvania makes its way to the area, about 100 workers called in by PPL Electric Utilities are heading north from Kentucky to help handle any fallout.
PPL spokesman Rich Beasley said the utility called on an affiliate's crews to bolster its response to any damage and outages caused by the impending storm.
PPL also informed its storm-response personnel that they may be called on to work extended hours through Saturday and opened its Emergency Command Center to coordinate preparation and response across the utility's system.
The snow expected to slam New England today has not arrived in Northeast Pennsylvania yet, though it has already had an impact on the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre International Airport.
Several flights headed to and from Newark, Chicago and Philadelphia are canceled due to weather, according to the airport's website.
The snow is expected to arrive in the Scranton area early this afternoon, when this morning's scattered flurries will make way for more significant accumulation which will continue through the night, according to the National Weather Service.
The winter storm warning NWS issued for Northeast Pennsylvania begins at noon and lasts until 7 a.m. Saturday.
A total accumulation of somewhere between 6 and 8 inches is expected for Northeast Pennsylvania, though eastern Susquehanna County and southern and eastern Lackawanna County can expect to see up to 10 inches of snow, according to weather service.
The warning also advised that heavy winds combined with the snow could make "travel very hazardous or impossible."
The Pennsylvania Turnpike also issued a weather advisory for travelers, urging them to remain alert to changing conditions and advising them that abandoned vehicles may be removed from the turnpike to allow crews to clear the road.
Check back for updates as the storm sets in.
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