A rapidly changing winter weather system brought hazardous travel conditions to the Lehigh Valley and Pocono Mountains on Wednesday.

Emergency responders were dealing with numerous crashes and impassable roads mid-afternoon into dusk across Lehigh and Northampton counties, according to emergency radio broadcasts.

The National Weather Service lifted a Winter Weather Advisory for the Lehigh Valley but kept one in place until 6 p.m. for Carbon and Monroe counties in the Poconos region.

In the Lehigh Valley, a wintry mix that brought light rain, snow and sleet was expected to transition to a chance of plain rain until about midnight Wednesday. To the north, total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches were expected in the Poconos with ice accumulations amounting to a light glaze.

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