Icy Glaze On Top of Snow
The snow has ended in Philly, but there's still an icy coating left behind.
NBCPhiladelphia.com - Sheena Parveen
Temps will drop down near 20 degrees Saturday night for Philly, around 12 North and West. Skies will clear up a bit overnight to help temperatures fall, so some untreated roads may ice again overnight and Sunday morning with such cold temperatures.
Most of the snow and wintry mix has ended in the Philadelphia area, leaving plenty of icy spots on the road. Snow to the North of the city tapered off early this afternoon.
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Midnight to 2 a.m. - Snow came in and developed after midnight everywhere except southern Delaware where it was mostly rain.
2 to 6 a.m. - Snow increased in intensity and continued to accumulate north of the city. The snow changed to rain south and east of the city.
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6 a.m. to noon - The snow changed to sleet and rain in much of the immediate Philadelphia area. An icy glaze currently covers the snow that previously came down. The snow changed to sleet and freezing rain, leaving a coating of ice that covers it. While the main roads in the city are relatively clear, side roads and sidewalks are now very slippery. Snow should continue across Lehigh Valley and the Pocono Mountains.
Noon to nightfall – Expect light drizzle and freezing drizzle in the afternoon in some areas as the storm moves out.
The ice line could remain over Philadelphia and the immediate surrounding areas for much of the morning and early afternoon.
Don’t count on the temperature going way up and changing the ice to rain in the city or surrounding areas.
Snowfall Totals, according to the National Weather Service
| Delaware | |
| Dover | .4 inches |
| New Castle | 2.6 inches |
| Newark | 2.3 inches |
| Bear | 2.3 inches |
| Wilmington Airport | 2.3 inches |
| Atlantic County, NJ | |
| Pleasantville | 1.6 inches |
| Atlantic City Airport | 1.6 inches |
| Burlington County | |
| Florence | 2.4 inches |
| Moorestown | 2.0 inches |
| Mount Holly | 1.8 inches |
| Mount Laurel | 1.9 inches |
| Camden County | |
| Pennsauken |
1.3 inches |
| Gloucester County | |
| National Park |
2.3 inches |
| Mercer County | |
| Ewing | 2.7 inches |
| Allentown | 2.0 inches |
| Ocean County | |
| Lakewood | 1.7 inches |
| Berks County | |
| West Lawn | 3.5 inches |
| Boyertown | 4.0 inches |
| Bucks County | |
| Perkasie | 3.0 inches |
| Doylestown | 2.4 inches |
| Chester County | |
| Honey Brook | 4.0 inches |
| Glennmoore | 3.1 inches |
| East Nantmeal | 3.0 inches |
| West Chester | 2.8 inches |
| Chester Springs | 1.8 inches |
| Downingtown | 3.0 inches |
| Delaware County | |
| Drexel Hill | 2.9 inches |
| Brookhaven | 2.5 inches |
| Chester | 2.1 inches |
| Ridley Township | 2.2 inches |
| Aston Township | 2.3 inches |
| Lehigh County | |
| Allentown Airport | 2.3 inches |
| Allentown | 2.3 inches |
| Montgomery County | |
| Royersford | 3.0 inches |
| Ambler | 3.0 inches |
| Wynnewood | 2.2 inches |
| Horsham | 2.8 inches |
| Pottstown | 3.5 inches |
| King of Prussia | 3.3 inches |
| Northampton County | |
| Martins Creek | 2.4 inches |
| Bethlehem | 4.3 inches |
| Philadelphia County | |
| Philadelphia | 2.5 inches |
| Philadelphia International Airport | 2.3 inches |
| Northeast Philadelphia | 2.0 inches |
Projected Ice Accumulation
| Dover | .09 inches |
| Millville | .08 inches |
| Woodbine | .06 inches |
| Hammonton | .08 inches |
| Wilmington | .13 inches |
| Oxford | .1 inches |
| Philadelphia | .13 inches |
| West Chester | .10 inches |
| Mount Holly | .1 inches |
| Mullica Hill | .18 inches |
| Norristown | .06 inches |
| Doylestown | .04 inches |
| Pottstown | .03 inches |
| Trenton | .13 inches |
| Quakertown | .03 inches |
SEPTA CCT (paratransit) service is experiencing delays of up to one hour on all passenger pick-ups. Regional rail is up and running with minor delays.
The following SEPTA bus routes are being detoured: 27, 54, 76, 89, 97, 99, 103, 108, 117, 125 and K. Bus Routes 92 and 130 have been suspended until further notice. For more information, check out www.septa.org.
Around 65 departing flights out of 12000 have been cancelled today at Philly International Airport. A handful of arrival flights have also been cancelled. For more information, check out www.phl.org.
Penn DOT reported 404 trucks were on the road Saturday morning using a new three-foot-long tow plow, which can simultaneously plow two lanes and the shoulder of a highway. Trucks were scheduled to plow Route 422 to Interstate 76 before going east on 76 to the Platt Bridge, where they would turn around and head west on 76 back to Route 422.
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