Jan 22, 2007 By Rebekah Sungala 3 min read

Get out the snow shovels, winter’s here to stay. “This is the week we pay for all the good weather we’ve had this winter,” said Terry Parrish, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh.

Parrish said people living in Fayette and Greene counties can expect to see snowflakes everyday this week, with highs in the 30s and lows in the 20s.

“It’s January in our lovely area of the country,” he said.

A steady snowfall blanketed most of southwestern Pennsylvania with 2 inches of accumulation as of Sunday afternoon, with intermittent showers continuing throughout the evening.

Parrish said the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory until 6 a.m. today because of a 100 percent chance of snow showers and freezing drizzle.

“People will see probably another inch of accumulation Monday morning, with little additional accumulation throughout the day,” he said.

Parrish said people traveling Monday morning should leave extra time to get where they need to go.

“It’s probably going to be a little slick and slippery out there,” he said, noting that freezing rain in some areas will make traveling a bit hazardous.

Tuesday through Friday, there is a 30 to 60 percent chance of snow showers each day, with Saturday being the only day this week to have less than a 30 percent chance of snow, according to Parrish.

“We’re definitely going to see some snow this week,” he said.

As the snow fell Sunday, road crews were out battling the winter weather, scraping the roads and spreading ash and salt.

A spokesman for PennDOT District 12 said all crews were out cleaning roads all day Sunday.

“They’re definitely out there,” he said. “Everyone’s working.”

Despite the hard work, roads remained slick and fender-bender accidents occurred throughout the area.

Spokespersons for local 911 centers said several minor accidents occurred in Fayette, Greene and Washington counties.

A smaller number of serious accidents in all three counties required medical attention, with people being transported by ambulance to local hospitals.

None of the weather-related accidents were fatal, according to emergency management officials.

“Nothing real bad,” a spokesman for Fayette County 911 said, noting that the county received about 30 accident reports, most of them coming in around noon.

One of the more serious accidents occurred in Washington County, where four people were reported injured after being involved in a one-vehicle accident on a section of roadway between Route 43 and Lowhill Road, also known as Route 88.

A spokesman for Washington County 911 said one person had to be extricated from the vehicle and that emergency crews on scene requested medical helicopters. However, all helicopters were grounded due to the inclement weather, the spokesman said.