Philadelphia

Ice Storm Hits Region, Expect Slushy AM Rush Hour

A blast of winter weather kicked off March. Snow turned to sleet before changing over to freezing rain in the evening, creating icy and dangerous road conditions for most of Sunday.

Snow fell across southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey and Delaware Sunday morning, dusting the streets before turning into a wintry mix for most of the day.

Freezing rain started to fall late Sunday afternoon and continued through most of the evening.

"This will add quite a bit more ice to sidewalks, driveways, cars, untreated surfaces, trees and power lines," said NBC10 First Alert Chief Meteorologist Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz."Some computer models are predicting enough ice to cause power outages, expecially as the wind increases in the morning."

“The worst time for driving will be this evening until about midnight when the change from freezing rain to rain takes place,” Hurricane said.

The conditions led to delayed openings for many schools Monday. Officials with the Southampton Township Municipal Office, located in Burlington County, also announced a 10 a.m. start Monday due to weather conditions.

A Winter Storm Warning went into effect at 10 a.m. and will continue through 4 a.m. Monday along the I-95 corridor which includes Philadelphia, Trenton and Wilmington, Delaware.

While the snow stopped falling in Philadelphia by dinnertime, parts of the Lehigh Valley continued to see the white stuff through the evening.

Temperatures, which will continue to fall throughout the evening, will start to creep up overnight, but they won't climb high enough to melt the ice covering streets and sidewalks. Sunrise is at 6:33 a.m. Monday, meaning significant melting won't occur until after 8 a.m.

Ice-covered sidewalks and roads will create treacherous travel conditions during the Monday morning rush hour. Monday will be dry and sunny, but winds will increase making highs in the low 40s feel colder. Gusts will reach speeds in the teens. Temps will fall to a low around 20 Monday night. 

Another storm is set to move in Tuesday with a chance of precipitation before 4 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. We are likely to see sleet after 5 p.m.  Little accumulation is expected and  highs will reach the mid-30s.

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