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Saturday Snow Totals: Chester, Delaware Counties Hit Hardest

The snow forecast did not pan out for all across the region, but for some, it did — to the tune of five inches.

The snow forecast did not pan out for all across the region, but for some, it did — to the tune of five inches.

An early April storm was predicted to bring about two inches of snow to the Philadelphia region.

Some areas received mostly rain, while others got more than the predicted two inches.

In Bucks County, little or no accumulation was recorded and the precipitation turned to mostly rain.

In Montgomery County, some areas reported two inches.

Chester County was hit the hardest, with Malvern reporting five inches of accumulation. In nearby Delaware County, Wayne reported 4.7 inches of snow.

Here is a look at the snow totals across the region, according to the National Weather Service:

BUCKS COUNTY.

  • WEST ROCKHILL TWP 0.6
  • FURLONG 0.2

CHESTER COUNTY

  • MALVERN 5.0
  • VALLEY FORGE 3.5
  • EXTON 3.5
  • PUGHTOWN 2.0
  • WEST GOSHEN 1.8
  • EAST COVENTRY TWP 1.5
  • GLENMOORE 1.2
  • ATGLEN 0.9
  • CHESTER SPRINGS 0.6
  • MARSHALLTON 0.6
  • WEST CHESTER 0.5

DELAWARE COUNTY

  • WAYNE 4.7
  • GLEN MILLS 3.3
  • RIDLEY PARK 3.0
  • BROOMALL 3.0
  • CHADDS FORD 2.5
  • UPPER DARBY 1.5
  • CLIFTON HEIGHTS 0.8

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

  • GRATERFORD 2.0
  • PENN WYNNE 2.0
  • COLLEGEVILLE 1.7
  • GILBERTSVILLE 1.6
  • LIMERICK 1.5

PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

  • PHILADELPHIA INTL AI 0.3
  • PHILADELPHIA OEM 0.1 100

LEHIGH COUNTY

  • SALISBURY TWP 3.5
  • HEIDELBERG TWP 0.5
  • S ALLENTOWN 0.5

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