Well, it looks like the Lehigh Valley is sure in trouble now.
The Weather Channel’s own agent of doom, otherwise known as Jim Cantore, has arrived in downtown Bethlehem. He’s in town Wednesday for live coverage of the expected winter storm.
“Good morning from Bethlehem, PA!” Cantore tweeted outside of the Hotel Bethlehem early Wednesday.
The meteorologist, a veteran of major weather events from tropical storms to blizzards, is widely known as the person you don’t want to come to your town during a major storm. During Hurricane Delta in October, an overhead highway sign welcomed the meteorologist to New Orleans with this message, “Jim Cantore, Stay Home!”
Right now, the Lehigh Valley is set to face some of the most “extreme impacts” from the storm, according to the National Weather Service, with as much as 18 inches of snow and wind gusts of up to 35 mph possible. However, Empire Weather, which provides localized forecasts for The Morning Call, is projecting a lower, though still significant, accumulation of 8-16 inches of snow.
A winter storm last brought The Weather Channel, though not Cantore, to the Lehigh Valley in February 2019. Meteorologist Justin Michaels and a crew were stationed outside PPL Center in Allentown.
Here is where all the Weather Channel’s personalities are scheduled to be stationed during what they’re calling Winter Storm Gail:
Allentown/Bethlehem: Jim Cantore (@JimCantore)
Frederick, Maryland: Reynolds Wolf (@ReynoldsWolfTWC)
Harrisburg: Paul Goodloe (@Paul_Goodloe) & Justin Michaels (@JMichaelsNews)
Hartford, Connecticut: Dave Malkoff (@Malkoff)
New York City: Jaqui Jeras (@JacquiJerasTV) & Felicia Combs (@FeliciaCombsTWC)
Philadelphia: Mike Seidel (@Mikeseidel)
Roanoke, Virginia: Jen Carfagno (@JenCarfagno)
