{"id":96663,"date":"2026-01-25T22:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T22:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/96663\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T22:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T22:50:10","slug":"snow-blankets-lehigh-valley-as-storm-causes-travel-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/96663\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow blankets Lehigh Valley as storm causes travel issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. (WPVI) &#8212; Some of the heaviest snow fell in the Lehigh Valley, with some areas seeing more than 10 inches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;It&#8217;s been tough. We&#8217;ve been out since 7 a.m. We&#8217;re still going. We&#8217;re gonna take a break, though,&#8221; said a Whitehall Township resident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">State crews and private contractors have been on the job for hours, trying to keep up with the storm to keep roads passable and lots clear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Action Cam captured snow-stranded vehicles on a highway on-ramp and what appeared to be a driver in trouble in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Snow and sleet slammed the Lehigh Valley all day, making travel difficult on the roads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;I just recently got in a car crash from slipping on some ice,&#8221; said Lehigh University student Quentin Joyner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;It&#8217;s definitely bad outside,&#8221; added Curtis Motley of Allentown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">We were able to slowly navigate some narrow and hilly areas. The highways are in much better shape across the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Many left the car parked &#8211; which is what&#8217;s recommended &#8211; and set out on foot for necessities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;No DoorDash, no Grubhub. So I&#8217;m doing the errands right now,&#8221; said Noah Carey of Bethlehem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;I&#8217;m from California, so I&#8217;ve never really had any snow, so this is crazy to me. This is the most snow I&#8217;ve ever seen in my life,&#8221; said Lehigh University student Austin Iburg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Both Allentown and Bethlehem remain under snow emergencies. The public is asked to continue to avoid unnecessary travel.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. (WPVI) &#8212; Some of the heaviest snow fell in the Lehigh Valley, with some areas&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":96664,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[47464,119,121,120],"class_list":{"0":"post-96663","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-allentown","8":"tag-47464","9":"tag-allentown","10":"tag-allentown-headlines","11":"tag-allentown-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}