One thing about this snowstorm that’s made the Thursday morning commute miserable: It’s moving very fast.
There was just a hint of snow before 3:30 a.m. And there will be a boatload by midday.
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey, said as of 7:30 a.m. that the storm will be out of the region by noon.
WeatherWorks meteorologist Joe Martucci said it could be off to the east by 10:30 a.m. in some parts of the Valley and totally gone by 12:30 p.m.
The back end of the storm at 7:45 a.m. was edging just past Harrisburg, according to weather radar.
Accumulation forecasts this morning are 8 to 10 inches from the weather service and 8 to 12 inches from WeatherWorks. That would shatter the daily Feb. 9 record of 5 inches registered in 1936 in the Lehigh Valley.
Spotters measured up to 4.3 inches in part of the area by 6:45 a.m.
Numerous crashes were reported Thursday morning as schools closed and municipalities declared snow emergencies.
Expect a cold Friday before temperatures moderate into the 40s over the weekend, with highs ranging slightly above the normal of 38 into next week.
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