But look just to the south, portions of Virginia and West Virginia will be in the 70's. But when push comes to shove, the systems just don't come together. Let's show you what's happened so far this winter in this Accufacts file. It will be a while before we forget yesterday's snow in the Delaware Valley. Virtual white-out conditions caused all kinds of traffic problems with delays and numerous power outages.
Every snowstorm develops in it's own special way.
But this year in every case, upper air troughs have deepened at just the right time to allow storms to strengthen just off the mid Atlantic coast. This has produced heavy snows from eastern Pennsylvania across to central New Jersey. The amounts become considerably less as you cross the bridge into New Jersey where 1 to 3 inches fell. In excess of a foot fell in much of the Lehigh Valley and even more in the Poconos. Philadelphia officially saw 3 inches of snow Monday night upping its total for the season to 17 inches as we enter the snowiest month of the season more is almost certain to come.