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Philadelphia snow totals for Friday: Here’s how much we could see in parts of Pa., N.J. and Del.

Published on January 18, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — The Philadelphia region is expected to see several inches of snow on Friday, making it the second time this week the region will be digging out.

A Winter Storm Warning goes into effect at 4 a.m. Friday for a large part of the viewing area and lasts through 10 p.m. Friday.

Latest forecast from AccuWeather:

Timing

The snow begins before daybreak. The first flakes will likely fall any time after 3 a.m., spreading east.

We’ll be dealing with snow all day, with things tapering off between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Snow intensity will pick up by mid-morning into the afternoon. Both the morning and evening commutes will be impacted and drivers should be prepared for snow-covered and slippery roads.

Precipitation

This will start and end as snow for nearly the entire area.

The exception is along the immediate coast where initially there could be a mix of rain/snow, or even just plain rain, before temperatures cool and changes to snow.

How much snow?
Snow totals look to be a general 2-4″ with lesser amounts at the immediate coast due to mixing.

We’re also watching the potential for a zone that picks up slightly more totals. Some isolated areas could see more than 4″.

Near the coast we are forecasting 1-2″ of snow.

Check StormTracker 6 live radar throughout the day to track the snowstorm.

How Philadelphia is preparing

A Snow Emergency will go into effect in Philadelphia at 7 a.m. All cars along snow emergency routes must be moved by 7 a.m.

The Streets Department will have a full deployment of equipment and employees. The department will mobilize over 400 pieces of equipment, including support from city agencies and contractors.

The city has 43,000 tons of salt available to fight this event.

Residents can use PlowPHL, an interactive map, to track and monitor the status of the city’s plowing and salting operations.

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Stocking up ahead of the storm in N.J.

People were hitting the stores Thursday as the snowstorm loomed.

Action News was at the Ace Hardware store in Westmont, N.J. where shovels, ice scrapers, ice melt – and sleds! – were in high demand.

New Jersey residents head to buy shovels, salt ahead of winter storm

The store manager, Bill Getzinger, said the store sold out of many supplies earlier this week, but they were able to arrange for a shipment of ice melt to be delivered so customers could come in and stock up.

“It was extremely busy. No one had any supplies at home because it had been so long since it snowed. Everybody had to come in and reload,” he said. “So we had been sitting on about two years’ worth of supply and it was sold out in one day.”