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Intense Pennsylvania snow squalls cause deadly pileups

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Published Jan 31, 2017 2:57 AM EDT | Updated Jan 31, 2017 3:54 PM EDT

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On Monday, intense snow squalls caused travel problems across the state of Pennsylvania and caused two deadly pileups. At 2:15 PM, radar showed an intense (over 33 dBZ) radar echo moving across I-83 south of York, PA.

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A webcam from 511PA confirmed a major accident near Loganville:

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"A pileup involving 40 cars and 11 trucks occurred on Monday afternoon on along I-83 in York County, Pennsylvania as a snow squall moved over the highway. At least one fatality and nine injuries have occurred due to the accident with the highway being shut down for several hours. Another deadly pileup occurred earlier in the day on I-80 eastbound in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. State police said that at least one person has died in the 20-vehicle pileup, which took place around 11 a.m. EST."

Storm chaser J. Marc Harrison was on the scene immediately after the I-83 pileup. He took this video and these photos:

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J. Marc Harrison
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Interstate 83 was closed in both directions after the crash; after more than an hour the northbound lane was partially opened -- but traffic was at a standstill for over 10 miles between York and the Maryland border.

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