'It's Game Day': As PA Awaits Snowstorm, Jim Cantore Arrives

PENNSYLVANIA — Forecasts proclaiming dire weather on the horizon are not always right: Predictions can be wrong, storms can be blown off course, and meteorologists and reporters are left looking like fear mongers amid an underwhelming coating of flurries or spit of rain.

Wednesday's nor'easter appears to be the real thing, however. And if you needed further reassurance beyond the estimated snow totals that call for the strongest winter weather in the area in years, here it is: One of the nation's best-known meteorologists and on-air weather personalities is in Pennsylvania.

The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore shared updates from Bethlehem on Wednesday morning, quoting "the infamous red sky in the morning," sailor-take-warning proverb, and reiterating cautions from officials against nonessential travel.

Over the past few days, Cantore has marveled at the forecast for the storm in Pennsylvania, sharing National Weather Service storm maps of Philadelphia and Harrisburg.

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Up to 2 feet of snow could be seen in parts of Eastern Pennsylvania, with the Philadelphia region expected to get between 6 and 18 inches. The Poconos, closer to where Cantore is presently based, is looking at up to 24 inches, according to the latest briefing from the National Weather Service.

Cantore has made a name for himself tracking some of the nation's most famous storms on live television over recent decades, including Hurricane Katrina, Superstorm Sandy and many others.