Philadelphia Under Snow Emergency As Nor’easter Expected To Dump Most Snowfall In City In 5 Years Arrives CBS Philadelphia 2/1/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Philly PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A Nor’easter is expected to dump the most snowfall Philadelphia has seen in five years. That has the Streets Department out fighting the storm, while others are taking it all in stride. Meanwhile, the city is under a snow emergency through Tuesday as a powerful, long-duration winter storm impacts the area. The snow emergency went into effect at 6 p.m. on Sunday. “Crews will continue snow operations until all conditions are safe for travel,” Managing Director Tumar Alexander said. “However, this storm is expected to bring heavy snow and high winds. Residents should be mindful of fallen tree limbs and possible power and signal outages. Our goal is to make roads passable and return the city back to normal operations as quickly as possible.”