Road Crews Out Salting, Brining As Two Storms Approach
Road crews are out preparing for what's predicted to be a massive onslaught of snow over the next few days.
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Road crews are out preparing for what's predicted to be a massive onslaught of snow over the next few days.
It looks as if we'll be getting a one-two punch from Mother Nature in the next two days, and crews are gearing up to keep the streets and highways clear.
First up is the clipper system that will spread about 1 to 3 inches of snow from late tonight through Monday morning. Then the clipper changes clothes, moves off the coast and becomes a Nor'easter from Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning.
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After Saturday's storm we catch a brief break for the rest of the weekend, before another snowstorm arrives late Sunday night.
With the temperature expected to dip below freezing, work is underway to keep the roads ice free.
Though the brunt of our moisture-rich coastal storm continues to pull away, additional rounds of showers will still roll through occasionally through Saturday afternoon.
CBS Philly has received numerous community cancellations for Saturday, January 24th, 2015.
The giant, wet snow that has fallen across the Delaware Valley is changing over to rain in many areas.
Jim Lardear, with AAA Midatlantic, says it's necessary to change the way you drive in severe weather. Snow is expected Friday night and Sunday night.
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Timing will also play a factor in what we see, as will several other factors.
CBS Philly has received the following community cancellations for Wednesday, January 21st, 2015.
Penndot workers are on 12-hour shifts for this storm -- first to pretreat the road surfaces with brine, and then to salt and plow.
Snowfall will begin to encroach on the western most areas of the region by the early afternoon and spread eastward from there.
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Our first chance, which is currently the most set in stone, comes tomorrow evening. A clipper will move through the area, bringing generally light snow on the order of 1-2".
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Arctic air remains Sunday as highs only climb into the upper teens. Philadelphia woke up to temps around 5 degrees, the first single-digit low for the city since 2022.
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Power companies across the Philadelphia region and Lehigh Valley are reporting some outages Saturday while high wind alerts are in effect.
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