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Ice on windshield (Tyler Thrasher/FOX)
PHILADELPHIA – Light wintry precipitation — including snow, sleet and freezing rain — was reported across parts of southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey and northern Delaware overnight into Saturday, Dec. 27, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly.
Below are snow totals reported as of 9 a.m. Saturday, along with a snapshot of freezing rain and sleet reports from the same update.
Snow totals in the Philadelphia region
Philadelphia
Philadelphia International Airport: 0.3″Rittenhouse Square: 0.2″
Bucks County
Langhorne: 0.6″Furlong: 0.5″Fricks: 0.3″Souderton (near Bucks/Montco line): 0.3″
Montgomery County
Stowe: 1.2″Skippack: 1.0″East Norriton: 0.6″Penn Wynne: 0.4″Willow Grove: 0.3″
Delaware County
Swarthmore area: 0.4″Chester CountyKimberton: 0.6″West Chester: 0.2″
Berks County
Fleetwood: 0.5″Reading area / airport: 0.3″ South Jersey snow totals
Camden County
Barrington: 0.5″Burlington CountyMount Holly / Mount Laurel / Westampton: 0.4″Columbus: 0.3″
Coastal South Jersey
Atlantic City area: trace reportedOcean County spots (Barnegat Twp, Bayville, Point Pleasant Beach): 0.4″–0.5″ Higher totals northwest of Philadelphia Canadensis (Monroe County): 1.9″Mount Pocono area: 1.5″Wescosville (Lehigh County): 0.7″Lehigh Valley International Airport: 0.5″ Freezing rain and sleet reports
Even where snow totals stayed low, ice and sleet were also reported — which can be the bigger issue for travel.
Freezing rain totals Philadelphia Northeast: 0.22″Doylestown: 0.21″Wilmington: 0.15″Trenton: 0.35″Reading: 0.09″ Sleet totals Jamison: 1.0″Willow Grove area: 0.5″West Chester: 0.3″
What’s next:
The National Weather Service noted these were reports as of 9 a.m. Saturday, and totals can continue to change as additional measurements come in. Even small snow totals can cause problems when mixed with sleet or freezing rain — especially on untreated roads, bridges and sidewalks.
The Source: This article was written using information from the National Weather Service and FOX Weather.