Bucks Co. Storm Impacts: Crashes, Snow Totals, Road Conditions

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — A Nor'easter hit Bucks County Wednesday, bringing snow and wind but sparing the region from crippling power outages. The storm was predicted to bring a foot or more of snow, but most towns got less than that, according to the latest snowfall totals from the National Weather Service.

Several travel impacts were reported during the duration of the storm. Troopers from State Police Troop M, which includes Bucks, Lehigh and Northampton counties, reported 27 crashes and 154 disabled vehicles from 1 p.m. Wednesday through 9 a.m. Thursday.

While the main roads have been cleared as of mid-morning, officials are warning residents to use caution when driving.

The highest reported snowfall in Bucks County was in Lower Makefield Township, where they got 8.8 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Sellersville reported 8.4 inches, Bensalem reported 8. 3 inches, Quakertown reported 8 inches, Doylestown reported 7 inches and Newtown reported 5.7 inches.

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Very few power outages were reported in Bucks County. As of just after 11 a.m. Thursday, PECO reports just 45 customers are without power.

SEPTA returned to a mostly regular schedule around the county after altering several routes Wednesday, including suspending the Norristown High Speed Line overnight.

Here are the additional local updates:

• All Bucks County offices, including the Justice Center and all Magisterial District Courts, will operate on a three-hour delayed schedule Thursday.
• Many Bucks County municipalities, including Bensalem Township, Chalfont Borough, Doylestown Borough, Falls Township, Newtown Borough, Newtown Township, New Britain Borough, Warminster Township, and Warrington Township have each declared snow emergencies ahead of the storm. That means parking is prohibited along snow emergency routes.
• Emergency crews were called to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Route 611 in Doylestown Township at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police are asking drivers to use caution on slippery roadways.

At around 3:50 p.m., officers were dispatched to Route 611 southbound at Route 202 after a vehicle crashed into a guardrail:

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