Evening Commute Sees Clear Roads; Another Snowfall Expected

As the evening commute commenced, roads were looking fairly clear of traffic and clear of snow- and slush-covered roadways. Most of the earlier snowfall has been cleared from most of the major roads.

West Chester Pike, Darby Road and Eagle Road in Havertown appeared to be in good condition. The roads were just wet from the earlier snow melting. Side roads appeared to be fairly clear, except for random patches of slush.

The National Weather Service (NWS) is now predicting a total of 8 to 12 inches of snow before the storm system passes early Thursday morning.

Earlier in the day, area roads such as West Chester Pike, Darby and Eagle roads, were being cleared of snow and slush by township snowplows on Wednesday morning. However, many side roads were not cleared at all.

Because of the snow, the Haverford School District middle school students will be dismissed at 2:20 p.m. Wednesday, according to the school district's emergency hotline.

Elementary school students will be dismissed at normal time. All after-school activities are canceled for the district.

Delaware County Community College has announced it will be closed for Wednesday.

But despite road conditions and school dismissals, some residents did not seem to mind the snow.

“I’m surprised the kids are in school, but I love the snow, so why not?” said Shaun Durnin, whose family owns , as he took a short break from shoveling a path to the store’s entrance.

But with a good amount of snow already on the ground and more expected later during the overnight, some residents are not all that concerned.

Sarah Brook, who was shoveling her driveway on her East Marthart Avenue home, said that she moved to Havertown from Vermont, so to her, “this is not a lot of snow.”

“I wish my third grader was here,” she said. “My middle schooler walks to school.”

But both of her children maybe happy with the coming forecast. Wednesday may see 2 to 4 inches of snow, with a high of 34, predicted the NWS.

At some point during the day the snow is expected to change to rain and then turn back into snow for the rest of the day, the NWS predicted.

The overnight may bring an additional 4 to 8 inches of the white stuff, the NWS stated, with a low of 28.

The NWS is now predicting that the overall total amount of snow once the storm system passes maybe between 8 to 12 inches.

The winter storm warning will last until Thursday at 4 a.m., reported the NWS.

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