{"id":75329,"date":"2026-01-01T04:05:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T04:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/75329\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T04:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T04:05:06","slug":"2025-ends-with-heavy-snowfall-and-blanketed-roads-in-western-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/75329\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 ends with heavy snowfall and blanketed roads in Western Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHeavy snowfall, blanketed roads, and cold temperatures rounded out 2025 in the Pittsburgh area on Wednesday. \u201cTerrible. Absolutely terrible,\u201d said Cranberry resident Carlos Manuel when asked how the roads were. Live Drive 4 captured deteriorating conditions on the evening of December 31st shortly after the snow started falling. The roads got progressively worse as we travelled north through Wexford on Perry Highway into Cranberry Township. \u201cChaos, just people trying to get to where they\u2019re going as safely and slowly as possible,\u201d said Manuel. \u201cI haven\u2019t seen too many people speeding.\u201d The slush and snow on the main roads made it difficult to see the road and markings. The side roads were even worse. \u201cI feel like you shouldn\u2019t be out unless it\u2019s an emergency,\u201d said Evan Huber in Cranberry. The weather may have forced people to slow down, but it didn\u2019t stop some from finding a way to their New Year\u2019s Eve festivities. \u201cI didn\u2019t call off tonight because I wanted to be here. It\u2019s going to be a party tonight,\u201d said Philip Atwell, an employee at Cenci\u2019s Pizzeria &amp; Bar.Atwell and his coworker Carlee Griffith were ready to ring in 2026 with a celebration at the establishment. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have a DJ from 10-2,\u201d Griffith said. Robby Folwell, of Pittsburgh, was initially going to travel to Mercer County to be with family; however, those plans changed due to the weather. \u201cIt did impact it a little bit for me, yeah,\u201d Folwell said. He instead hit the hill behind Cenci\u2019s with a pan, turned sled.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tCRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Heavy snowfall, blanketed roads, and cold temperatures rounded out 2025 in the Pittsburgh area on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTerrible. Absolutely terrible,\u201d said Cranberry resident Carlos Manuel when asked how the roads were. <\/p>\n<p>Live Drive 4 captured deteriorating conditions on the evening of December 31st shortly after the snow started falling. <\/p>\n<p>The roads got progressively worse as we travelled north through Wexford on Perry Highway into Cranberry Township. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cChaos, just people trying to get to where they\u2019re going as safely and slowly as possible,\u201d said Manuel. \u201cI haven\u2019t seen too many people speeding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> The slush and snow on the main roads made it difficult to see the road and markings. The side roads were even worse. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like you shouldn\u2019t be out unless it\u2019s an emergency,\u201d said Evan Huber in Cranberry. <\/p>\n<p>The weather may have forced people to slow down, but it didn\u2019t stop some from finding a way to their New Year\u2019s Eve festivities. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t call off tonight because I wanted to be here. It\u2019s going to be a party tonight,\u201d said Philip Atwell, an employee at Cenci\u2019s Pizzeria &amp; Bar.<\/p>\n<p>Atwell and his coworker Carlee Griffith were ready to ring in 2026 with a celebration at the establishment. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to have a DJ from 10-2,\u201d Griffith said. <\/p>\n<p>Robby Folwell, of Pittsburgh, was initially going to travel to Mercer County to be with family; however, those plans changed due to the weather. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt did impact it a little bit for me, yeah,\u201d Folwell said. <\/p>\n<p>He instead hit the hill behind Cenci\u2019s with a pan, turned sled. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heavy snowfall, blanketed roads, and cold temperatures rounded out 2025 in the Pittsburgh area on Wednesday. \u201cTerrible. 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