PA Weather: As December arrives, preps are underway for blast of wintry weather

QUAKERTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- While most of the Philadelphia area will see rain from the storm heading our way, people in the northwest suburbs, Lehigh Valley, and the Poconos could see some flakes of snow.

Chopper 6 was overhead Monday afternoon as PennDOT crews treated the Schuylkill Expressway with salt brine, hoping to prevent a slippery morning commute on Tuesday.

"That's something that you really need to be mindful about, with the temperatures falling, especially overnight, absolutely. There could be more ice, especially that black ice in low-lying areas, on bridges," Krys Johnson, a spokesperson for PennDOT's District 6, said.

While PennDOT has the state and interstate highways covered, local plowing companies like Hulton Mason Snow are preparing to head out around 3:30 a.m. Tuesda