Norristown Snow Updates: Emergency Declared, Storm Blankets Area

NORRISTOWN, PA — Snow began to blanket the greater Philadelphia area on Sunday afternoon, and snowfall estimates for the storm, which could last into Tuesday, range anywhere from eight to 12 inches through most of Montgomery County.

It's the second major snowstorm of the winter, following last winter's abnormally low snow totals.

The municipality of Norristown declared a snow emergency from noon on Sunday through 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Parking restrictions mean that residents must remove vehicles from emergency routes. Plowing will commence first on those emergency routes.

Norristown had about 3.7 inches as of 11:15 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

There will be no trash pickup today, J.P. Mascaro announced.

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Officials with Montgomery County said they began plowing once accumulation reached 2 to 3 inches.

Residents were urged to stay home and avoid vehicular travel.

"We need to keep our roads clear for emergency responders, healthcare staff, and other critical workers," a spokesperson for the county said.

There have been no major outages in Montgomery County as of 1:30 p.m., but that may change as wind and snow intensify Monday into Tuesday. Report outages to PECO.

Here are Norristown's emergency routes, which must be cleared of parked vehicles:

• Main St. – from East Municipality Limits to Forest Ave.
• Dekalb St. – from South Municipality Limits to Johnson Hwy.
• Swede St. – from Lafayette St. to Markley St.
• Marshall St. – from New Hope St. to Forest Ave.
• Sterigere St. – from Harding Blvd. to Forest Ave.
• Airy St. – from Fornance St. to Forest Ave.
• Lafayette St. – from Ford St. to Markley St.
• Johnson Hwy. – from New Hope St. to Chain St. - SOUTH LANE ONLY
• Chain St. – from Johnson Hwy. to Harding Blvd.
• Harding Blvd. – from Chain St. to Markley St.
• New Hope St. – from Marshall St. to Johnson Hwy.
• Fornance St. – from Harding Blvd. to Sandy St.
• Stanbridge St. – from Jackson St. to Sterigere St.
• Tremont St. – from Sandy St. to Carmen Dr.