HONESDALE, Pa. — PennDOT and DPW crews had already prepared for Friday's storm. Many of the roads were pretreated with the expectation of the sleet and ice that was included.
Newswatch 16 found some of those crews out clearing roads and putting down salt to keep up with the mix that is continuing to fall here early Friday morning.
Many of the schools are closed for Friday.
About an inch of sleet made for a tricky start to the day for people in Honesdale. Crews started in the early morning hours, trying to keep up with clearing the roads, but it wasn't an easy task as sleet continued to fall through the morning.
Ronnie Houghtaling had to stop and clean off the icy buildup for a second time before getting back on the road.
"Not good, terrible, actually. Ice, a lot of ice. I was sliding," Houghtaling said.
Houghtaling said it took her an hour to get from her home to Honesdale, a trip that normally takes a fraction of that time. She still has a way to go before she gets to work near Blooming Grove.
"I'm hoping maybe the road is plowed. That would be great because the ice is a little tricky."
Although the accumulation wasn't a lot, there's still enough to clean up and that makes for backbreaking work.
"I'm shoveling the snow. It feels like sand. it's cold and it's heavy," Clayton Card said.
Card said they've been at this since 4 a.m., clearing sidewalks and driveways of businesses in Honesdale, and they're exhausted.
"No end in sight."
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Many viewers across our area woke up to similar sights and sounds Friday morning. Newswatch 16's Ryan Leckey takes a look in the video below.
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