Snow continues frigid grip on region

As area residents rest muscles weary from shoveling, municipalities, businesses and schools are continuing the arduous task of determining where to put all that snow.

Students in both the Kennett Consolidated and the Unionville-Chadds Ford school districts are enjoying a day off, but snowplow operators are working around the clock. Despite those efforts, emergency management officials are warning drivers to exercise caution.

The Chester County Department of Emergency Services reports that although the major roads are clear, occasional patches of ice and snow exist in spots. Many secondary roads are still snow-covered, and intersections can be treacherous due to huge piles of snow that are limiting visibility.

Monday’s forecast from the National Weather Service calls for mostly sunny, dry weather with high temperatures in the low to middle 30s, which will spur melting. This water will re-freeze on Monday night when temperatures fall into the mid-20s.

Untreated roadways and walkways, particularly bridges and overpasses, will become slippery. Officials advise commuters to allow extra time to get to work on Tuesday, Jan. 26.

Because schools were closed on Monday, afternoon and evening activities for students won’t be held, either, and even some of the meetings for adults, such as the Kennett district’s Curriculum Meeting, have been cancelled. The Pocopson Township Board of Supervisors’ meeting has also been canceled; agenda items will move to the next regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Feb. 8.

However, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board will hold its regularly scheduled Jan. 25 meeting on time at 7:30 p.m. The location has changed, though. The meeting will now be in the district office. By state law, the district must have its preliminary budget passed by Jan. 27.

Area residents are urged to call ahead to determine whether scheduled meetings or activities are taking place before venturing out. Kennett Township is asking that residents make sure nearby sidewalks and fire hydrants are cleared of snow. And the U.S. Postal Service would appreciate being able to access mailboxes.

So even if you still have a little more shoveling to do, savor the fact that you won’t get wet in the process. The dry spell is not going to last, according to the National Weather Service.

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26, is forecast, with an amount of less than a tenth of an inch possible. A low of 33 degrees is predicted on Tuesday night, and a slight dip in that prediction could generate treacherous road conditions again.

Drivers can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com, using the 511PA phone app, or by calling 5-1-1. The service provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 770 traffic cameras.

 

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