Shore Hit Hardest By Snowy Nor'Easter

The Nor'easter that slammed into parts of the Fox 29 viewing area dropped 18 inches of snow on some shore points, while other areas outside Philadelphia just saw several inches.

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The storm established a sharp cutoff line in the western suburbs, with areas east of the line getting much more snow.
Philadelphia had 5 inches of snow as of 10 p.m. Sunday but more snow was expected overnight.

Atlantic City and Cape May were hit especially hard, with both areas approaching 20 inches late Sunday night.

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter declared a snow emergency for Philadelphia. New Jersey and Delaware are taking similar precautions.

Nutter told Fox 29 on Sunday night that the city government and courts will be open on Monday.

Many local schools had already been closed for the holiday season, but daycare, private schools and vocational schools were closing in advance of Monday.

The Jersey Shore region will get the worst of the storm, with a Blizzard Warning in effect.

The Philadelphia area is expecting 9 to 13 inches before the storm leaves Monday afternoon, with lower amounts in parts of Montgomery and Bucks counties.

The Philadelphia Eagles' game with the Minnesota Vikings was moved to Tuesday night because of poor weather conditions.

"We are urging all Philadelphians, please be careful, please be safe," the mayor told reporters at City Hall. Nutter urged residents and travelers to get an early start and be off the roads by the time the storm hit because "when it happens, it will hit very hard."

The National Football League postponed the Eagles' game against the Vikings until Tuesday night — the first Tuesday game since 1946. The Vikings have already had two home games affected by the weather, a Dec. 12 game moved to Detroit when the Metrodome roof collapsed and the following week's game played at the University of Minnesota.

At Philadelphia International Airport, about 400 flights had been canceled on Sunday, about 65 and 70 percent of average arrivals and departures, spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said. She said a hospitality program was ready to assist stranded travelers, especially those arriving later on international flights.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority vowed to keep buses, subways, trolleys and regional rails operating for as long as possible but said significant delays could be expected on some lines if the storm progressed as expected.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said trucks had been out the night before pouring brine on major highways, and 410 trucks would be salting and plowing the roads during the storm. Regular trash collection scheduled for Monday was suspended to allow sanitation vehicles to be redeployed to snowplowing duties.

Other municipalities in suburban Philadelphia and eastern Pennsylvania also declared snow emergencies, asking residents to move any parked vehicles off of snow emergency routes. More than 200 trucks were deployed in the six-county area around the Lehigh Valley north of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia has also declared a Code Blue weather emergency, which gives officials the power to go out onto the streets and bring in homeless people to shelters because the weather conditions pose a threat of serious harm or death.

Nutter also urged residents to quickly de-ice their steps and clear a sidewalk path as required by law once the snow stops, and he asked them to clear sewer openings and fire hydrants as well.