See Impacts From Wednesday's Nor'Easter In Delaware County

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.

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.

Below are full snowfall totals in Delaware County reported by the National Weather Service:

• Chadds Ford Township — 6.5 inches at 12:19 a.m. Thursday
• Clifton Heights — 6 inches at 11:40 p.m. Wednesday
• Aston Township — 5.8 inches at 5:08 p.m. Wednesday
• Upper Darby — 5.8 inches 5:30 p.m Wednesday
• Newtown Township — 5.5 inches at 5:43 p.m. Wednesday
• 1 NE Lawrence Park — 5.3 inches at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday
• Thornton — 5.2 inches 5 p.m. Wednesday
• Norwood — 5.1 inches 5:56 p.m. Wednesday
• Ridley Park — 4.5 inches 5:30 p.m. Wednesday
• Wayne — 4.5 inches 5:28 p.m. Wednesday
• Parkside — 4.5 inches 4:55 p.m. Wednesday
• Broomall — 4.3 inches 8:19 p.m. Wednesday
• Villanova — 4.2 inches 5:30 p.m. Wednesday
• Drexel Hill — 3 inches 4:45 p.m. Wednesday
• Chester — 3 inches 4 p.m. Wednesday

In the five-county Philadelphia region, Elverson in Chester County had the most snowfall, per the National Weather Service: 9.6 inches of snow was recorded at 7:49 a.m. Thursday.

PECO reported very few power outages throughout the storm. As of 9:15 a.m., just 588 of PECO's total 1.66 million customers are affected by outages. Of those 588 customers affected, 191 are located in Delaware County, the majority of which are in Brookhaven where 138 customers are affected.

Action News reports responders handled more than 100 service calls in Delaware County during the storm.

Delaware County Emergency Services Timothy Boyce told the outlet about seven people had to be taken to hospitals.

Delaware County Emergency services said at about 5 p.m. that the county was seeing major traffic delays.

Thursday morning, PennDOT lifted its speed limit restrictions on all interstate and other state highways after reducing speed limits to 45 miles per hour. PennDOT is continuing to treat roadways in the area and will continue until roads are clear.

SEPTA made changes to some of its services Wednesday, but have since revised the changes. Below are current SEPTA service statuses:

Bus

• Routes 120, 98, L : Service has resumed normal operations. Expect residual delays while full operations are restored.
• Routes 131, 139, 201, 35, 65, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, H, XH : Service is suspended until further notice due to weather conditions.

Trolley

• Routes 10, 11, 13, 34, 36 : Service is operating with delays due to weather conditions.
• Route 102 : Service is operating with significant delays due to track problems,
• Route 101 : Service is operating with significant delays due to track problems, All trolleys are originating/terminating at Providence Road.

Regional Rail

• Warminster: Service has resumed operations. Train #6425 is canceled. Train #409 is operating with delays of up to 45 minutes.
• Media/Elwyn: Train #2303 is canceled from Suburban Station to Elwyn.
• Manayunk/Norristown: Train #3210 will begin and board off #2 track at 30th Street Station. Note the change in the boarding location.
• Paoli/Thorndale: Train #3501 will begin and board off #5 track at Suburban Station. Note the change of the boarding location. Trains #1503 scheduled to leave Jefferson Station at 8:22 AM, and train #5316 scheduled to leave Malvern at 10:26 AM are canceled.
• West Trenton: Train #6365 is canceled today. An extra passenger train will be departing West Trenton,
• Fox Chase: Train #814 may experience delays of up to 25 minutes due to manpower issues. Train # 826 scheduled to leave Suburban Station at 11:28 AM is canceled.
• Airport: Trains #409 and #9410 are canceled between the Airport and Suburban Station.

Market/Frankford

• Service is operating with delays of up to 10 minutes.

CCT

• Full service has resumed. Vehicles will limit the number of customers per vehicle to comply with social distancing guidelines. Please have exact fare ready to minimize contact with drivers. All customers are reminded to wear masks/face coverings while on board.

Officials in Haverford Township are enacted a Snow Emergency that will be in effect through Thursday afternoon. The School District of Haverford Township had students learning virtually Wednesday, and there is no word on if students will return to the hybrid model or remain on the virtual model Thursday.

Marple Newtown School District Schools had early dismissals Wednesday.

The Springfield School District announced it will give students a snow day Thursday due to the conditions.

Rose Tree Media School District announced early Wednesday evening that there will be no school Thursday.

Radnor Township has suspended Thursday's recycling collections for District 1 in addition to postponing yard wast collections for Wednesday, as well as leaf collections for Wednesday and Thursday. Additionally, the Radnor Township School District shifted to fully virtual learning Wednesday and will make a decision on Thursday's instruction later Wednesday.

Forecasters predicted the storm could drop nearly 2 feet of snow on some parts of Eastern Pennsylvania, with Delaware County and the Philadelphia region overall predicted to get anywhere from 6 to 18 inches of snow. The Poconos saw about 15 inches, according to the National Weather Service.

Snow began at about 1 p.m. in the Philadelphia region Wednesday.

Later Wednesday the snow shifted to hail and freezing rain.