Roxborough Storm Updates: Snow Emergency Declared

Image courtesy of the city of Philadelphia: Roxborough-Manayunk area snow emergency routes

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The city of Philadelphia, including Roxborough and Manayunk, has declared a Snow Emergency effective at 6 p.m. Friday, as snow swiftly blanketed the region and the inches began piling up overnight into Saturday.

During the Philadelphia Winter Storm Emergency, parking will not be permitted on designated Snow Emergency Routes, and these roads are also restricted to vehicles with four wheel drive or snow chains. Vehicles left parked on these designated Snow Emergency Routes will be ticketed and towed if the owners cannot be located, according to officials.

The city has also declared a a Code Blue Alert advising of severe cold weather. If you see a homeless person on the street, please call the Project Home Outreach Hotline 215-232-1984.

Several other local municipalities have also declared snow emergencies.

Here’s more on the blizzard which began in Philadelphia Friday. Check back for updates, we will be updating as they come in:

• The National Weather Service has upgraded the Blizzard Watch to a Blizzard Warning, advising all residents to prepare now. The Blizzard Warning, which is issued when serious winter weather is imminent, begins at 7 p.m. Friday.
• Philadelphia International Airport has cancelled all flights on Saturday, when the worst of the storm will be passing through the region.
• SEPTA announced it will suspend service Saturday for at least 24 hours.
• Montgomery County has closed parks, trails,and historic sites across the county.
• Snowfall started in Southeastern Pennsylvania Friday evening at about 7 p.m.
• As much as 18 inches could fall through Sunday, the National Weather Service predicts.
• Here are the hour-by-hour accumulation estimates for the Roxborough-Manayunk area.
• Wind gusts of up to 40 mph are expected.
• Travel will be “extremely dangerous” if not impossible and power outages are likely, the NWS says. Click here for tips to prepare.
• PECO says it is ready to tackle storm-related outages: find out what they’re doing in response to the blizzard.
• Pennsylvania is under a State of Emergency. Gov. Wolf is urging residents to be calm but prepared.

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