Lehigh Valley weather: When a snowstorm turns wicked, how do the firetrucks get to the fire?
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
The Palmer Municipal Fire Department has its heavy-duty plow pickup ready for the severe snowstorm expected Dec. 16-17, 2020.Courtesy photo | For lehighvalleylive.com
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Because firetrucks need to get to fires and ambulances need to get to the sick and injured.
The National Weather Service as of Tuesday night characterized the storm as “major,” even though it cut its prediction for the Lehigh Valley to 15 inches, with higher amounts to the north in the Pocono Mountains and extreme northern New Jersey. Forecasts earlier in the day had called for as much as 2 feet of snow in parts of the region.
PennDOT officials update snow-related restrictions on state roads
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Winter storm: What you need to know as Lancaster County prepares for a foot or more of snow
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UpdatedThu, Dec 17, 2020 at 12:48 pm ET
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Find out which Delaware County towns had the most snowfall from the Philadelphia area s biggest winter storm in a year. (Shutterstock)
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA Wednesday s Nor easter storm dropped more snow on Delaware County and the Philadelphia region than the entirety of last winter.
In Delaware County, Chadds Ford Township was recorded as seeing the most snow.
According to the National Weather Service, a trained spotter recorded 6.5 inches at 12:19 a.m. Thursday in Chadds ford.
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Chester was recorded as having the lightest snowfall in the county, with the National Weather Service reporting just 3 inches at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
What is a state of emergency?
It is a declaration by the governor that makes available a wide array of state resources from safety personnel to debris removal equipment to help local communities cope with extreme weather events or other disasters.
The emergency proclamation authorizes state agencies to use all available resources and personnel, as necessary, to cope with the magnitude and severity of this emergency situation, according to a release from the governor s office. In addition, emergency procurement procedures are authorized for purchasing supplies or services to aid emergency response.
It also provides consumer protections against price gouging by prohibiting companies from charging a price for consumer goods or services that exceeds 20% of the average price that the consumer goods or services were sold for in the seven days preceding the effective date of the governor s proclamation.