Schuylkill County Midday Weather Forecast

By:  Monsoon Mike

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! How things have changed in 24 hours as our Tuesday clipper today looks more like it wants to take a turn and a ride up the coast. This will be a similar situation to that one or two storms in 2010 (though far less precipitation) where southern regions get more than northern regions (opposite of usual) & there is a very sharp cutoff to the north. By cutoff, I mean it is viable for southern Jersey to see 6 (or even more) inches and Schuylkill County see an inch tops. Philly would see about 4 under that theory. Reading/Allentown about 2 at best. I still want to see the midday models before I commit but this is how I am leaning for now. Prime times tomorrow daytime.

Motor Vehicle Accident, Kline Township, Saturday Evening

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Emergency personnel responded Saturday (Jan. 18, 2014) at 6:50 PM to mile marker 13.7 along Interstate 81 in Kline Township for a single motor vehicle accident with injuries. Kline Township B49-47 and McAdoo BLS 920 arrived on scene and found a single vehicle accident car into a rock embankment with front end damage with one driver still in the vehicle. The driver had to be removed from vehicle by crews and then transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital in Hazleton. E29-11 & E6-10, PSP and Medic 11 also assisted McAdoo crews. Crews were on scene for about an hour. Firefighters noted that this was the four vehicle accident in Kline Township in two days.

BEST OF SKOOK: And the Winner of "Best Burger" in Schuylkill County is . . . .

Well this shouldn't come as a surprise but Tony's Lunch, Girardville, was clear winner of "Best Burger" in Schuylkill County.  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tonys-Lunch/153679787981975?rf=132310310155444

Schuylkill County Weather Forecast

By:  Monsoon Mike

Good evening! Martin Luther King Jr. Day will actually be the warmest of the week as temperatures sneak into the 30s in some areas ahead of our next strong frontal boundary which will send temperatures plummeting for the rest of the week. No major storms to go along with the cold but several "minor" storms. As I said this morning on my Facebook fan page, one of those "mini" storms could surprise us with a little more juice (much like the one this past Friday/Saturday in northern areas) and late model runs confirm TUESDAY may be just that sort of situation. Models have shifted a bit further northwest with Tuesday's clipper. By no means does this mean a major snowstorm. But from Philadelphia on south into south Jersey, those guys could actually be in the sweet spot for several inches of snow if everything worked out right. Still thinking a coating to an inch or two at best in the Skook but that being said, this northward "trend" needs to be watched in case it continues, whereupon I would "up" my prognostication. Hope everyone had a great weekend and hope you are one of the folks who has a three day weekend continuing tomorrow! 

Man Dies From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Sunday morning, authorities received a 911 call from a woman feeling confused in the borough of St. Clair.

When authorities arrived at 434 S. 2nd Street, they found Charles Gately and his girlfriend, who has not been identified and who made the 911 call.  Both were taken to the hospital where Gately was pronounced dead.  His girlfriend remains in intensive care.

Police believe Gately attempted to start his coal furnace and the flue pipe was clogged causing the fumes to fill the home.

WNEP spoke to some of his neighbors and friends earlier today.

http://wnep.com/2014/01/19/man-dies-after-clogged-coal-furnace-fills-home-with-co-fumes/ 

One Man Injured, Utility Pole Snapped in Rt. 209 Crash

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A man was taken to the hospital for unknown injuries after snapping a utility pole early this morning (Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014) along US209 between Tamaqua and Coaldale. Emergency personnel were called to US209, just past Sisters Cantina Restaurant, in Tamaqua just after 12:30 AM for a report of an overturned pickup truck with wires down. Firefighters and EMS arrived and placed the man on a stretcher for transport to St. Luke’s Hospital – Miners Campus. The man was said to be the only person in the vehicle. Responding were Tamaqua firefighters, Tamaqua Rescue Squad, Tamaqua Police, Tamaqua Fire Police and Tamaqua Ambulance. Firefighters on scene stated that the wires were communication lines, and not power lines. Both lanes US209 were closed for the duration.

Dispute Between Neighbors Ends in Fatal Shooting in Shenandoah Heights

State Police were called to the 500 Block of Indiana Ave., Shenandoah Heights, West Mahanoy Twp. for a shooting around 11:30am.