Major snowstorm bearing down on Chester County; a foot of snow or more expected
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
The first major snowstorm in nearly two years is expected to hit Chester County Sunday, bringing 12 to 18 inches of snow, high winds and potentially hazardous traveling conditions on Monday and into Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
A Winter Storm Warning went into effect at 10 a.m. warning of a possible Nor’easter, heavy snow,...
Big storm likely to hit Chesco Wed. — as much as 2 feet possible
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
Chester County is going to get hit hard by an early winter storm — but how much snow you get may just depend on how far north you live in the county and where the rain/snow line ends up falling.
The storm is expected to hit the Chester County area Wednesday afternoon according to the National Weather Service, with total snow accumulations in parts of...
NWS issues Blizzard Watch for portions of Chester County
Although computer modeling shows a wide variation of possibilities, the National Weather Service now sees the area in light green as the most likely storm track and has issue a Blizzard Watch — a combination of heavy snow and high winds is possible — from Friday night through Sunday for southeastern Chester County, with snow totals in the 12 to 18 inch range.
Although there were still some variations...
Odds of major snowstorm blanketing Chesco 50-50
If you’re one to watch local TV, you might be under the impression that the Chester County area is going to be blanketed by a massive snowstorm this weekend — but that my not be the case.
While some forecasts have called for as much a foot or more falling on the local area Friday night through Saturday, there is an equal chance of the storm amounting to little or even nothing. While local county...
More of the same: snow closes schools, county offices
Forecasts of nasty weather Monday morning turned out to be accurate, as wet slushy, heavy snow has closed virtually every school in the area and all Chester County offices.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Winter Storm Warning early Monday, calling for accumulations in Chester County of between four and eight inches. The snow started just before the morning rush Monday and produced slick...
Groundhog, NWS agree: nasty weather inbound
4-6 inches of snow seen Monday; heavy rains, flooding possible Wed.
While groundhogs may be seeing an extended winter, the National Weather Service says Chester County is in for a hairy week of wintery weather.
It appears that the world most famous groundhog — Punxsutawney Phil — and the National Weather Service are on the same page: There’s lots more winter headed for Chester County.
Although...
Snow way! Another storm set to dump on county
Schools, county offices close as up to a foot of snow could hit area
Where have we heard this one before?
Snow mixed with frigid temperatures has brought most of Chester County to a halt, closing schools, some municipal offices, county offices and other venues, as the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for the county.
The southern portion of the county is expected to see the greatest...
Hercules expected to dump 4 to 6 inches of snow
Dropping temperatures, high winds could make Thursday night/Friday morning travel hazardous
Updated: 12:45 p.m., adds Chester County info, PennDOT comments
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Chester County residents can expect 2014 to get off to a cold and snowy start, as Winter Storm Hercules is expected to dump 4 to 6 inches on snow on the county and see temperatures drop into the single digits by...
