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Final Snow Totals Around Montgomery County: How Much Fell?
Wednesday brought the largest winter storm in some time to Montgomery County and the surrounding area. Here are the final snow totals.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — Towns across Montgomery County received several inches of snow during the storm Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service, the largest snowfall accumulation in the area in years.
Final reports varied from between three and four inches to eight and nine inches on the higher end.
Here are snow totals in a several municipalities, per the National Weather Service, with these numbers reported late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning:
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- Lansdale: 4 inches
- North Wales: 4 inches
- Ambler: 6.5 inches
- Skippack: 6.2 inches
- Trappe: 7.1 inches
- Norristown: 8.5 inches
- Gladwyne: 6 inches
- Gilbertsville: 7.7 inches
- New Hanover: 7 inches
- Valley Forge: 6.3 inches
- Upper Hanover: 6 inches
- Royersford: 5.9 inches
- Pottstown: 5.5 inches
- Eagleville: 5.2 inches
- King of Prussia: 5.2 inches
- Wynnewood: 5.1 inches
- Plymouth Meeting: 3.8 inches
- Lower Pottsgrove: 2.8 inches
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The final accumulation falls short of the more bullish forecasters, who saw the county getting eight inches on the short end and up to 14 inches at the high end.
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However, forecasters had noted a "gradient" in the storm in the Montgomery County, which had predicted sharply different snow totals in Philadelphia: the county line was forecasted to receive four to eight inches.
Residents are reminded to make sure they clear the areas around fire hydrants when out shoveling.
Despite the heavy snowfall, very few power outages were reported Thursday morning, according to PECO. Additionally, there are no major road closures, though the county did respond to 273 accidents, 202 disabled vehicles, and more than 600 calls to 911 throughout the storm.
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