What to Know
- A FIRST ALERT is in effect for our area Sunday night through Monday morning as a Nor’easter is expected to bring up to a foot of snow to the Philadelphia region and up to 20 inches of snow in parts of the Jersey Shore.
- A Blizzard Warning is in effect from 10 a.m. Sunday through 6 p.m. Monday for parts of the Jersey Shore as well as 1 p.m. Sunday though 6 p.m. Monday for parts of coastal Delaware, according to the National Weather Service. Gov. Mikie Sherrill declared a State of Emergency for New Jersey effective Sunday at noon.
- The City of Philadelphia has declared a snow emergency starting at 4 p.m. on Sunday, meaning cars parked in emergency will have to be moved by that time. The city has also announced that schools will go virtual on Monday, courts will be closed and trash pickup scheduled for Monday and Tuesday will be delayed.
- Heavy snow was coming down in Philadelphia and the surrounding area at around midnight on Monday, with snow still expected to come down until around 9 a.m. in the city.
- The Jersey Shore and coastal Delaware was seeing the worst of the storm, with high snow totals, strong wind reaching 50 mph and coastal flooding from high tide.
- Driving restrictions were in place in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, with officials across the region urging residents to stay home unless it is an emergency.
- Several car accidents were reported in the area on Sunday night, including a truck that went off the road on the Atlantic City Expressway.
- The forecast could quickly change so be sure to get the latest details on the winter storm by downloading the NBC10 app and following the NBC10 First Alert Weather team.
The entire region is getting hit with a nor’easter that’s expected to last until midday Monday and bring 8 to 12 inches of snow to the Philadelphia area and 12 to 20 inches of snow to parts of the Jersey Shore.
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