1067156

Data

{
  "beginDate": "2023-01-27T01:15:00Z",
  "beginLatitude": null,
  "beginLongitude": null,
  "countyOrZone": "SOMERSET",
  "damageCrops": 0,
  "damageProperty": 0,
  "deaths": 0,
  "endDate": "2023-01-27T04:15:00Z",
  "endLatitude": null,
  "endLongitude": null,
  "episodeNarrative": "Occasional bands of lake-effect snow showers affected western Pennsylvania from January 26 into the early morning hours of January 27, 2023, putting down 2 to 3 inches of accumulation across the higher elevations of the Allegheny Plateau.",
  "eventId": "1067156",
  "eventNarrative": "Lake-effect snow showers put down 2 to 3 inches of snow and slickened roads across Somerset County, resulting in two accidents and closing the eastbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike for 3 hours. The first accident involved a tractor trailer hitting the median barrier, and the second involved a plow truck being struck after it stopped to check on the first accident. The driver of the snow plow was injured.",
  "eventType": "Winter Weather",
  "eventTypeId": "winter-weather",
  "floodCause": null,
  "injuries": 1,
  "magnitude": null,
  "magnitudeType": null,
  "source": "State Official",
  "state": "PENNSYLVANIA",
  "tornadoFScale": null
}

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1. addedv1.0.0Jun 12, 2026this version