More white shit

Frank Kummer has an article at Philly.com about the latest storm:

Get ready to shovel.
Two low pressure systems combined to drop anywhere from several inches up to eight inches of snow on the Philadelphia region overnight, forcing closure of city schools and many other districts in the area.
The snow, which began falling about 5:30 p.m. Thursday, was trailing off by five this morning with flurries.  As it moved out, bitter cold moved in, meaning whatever fell will linger and freeze into place through at least tomorrow.
Philadelphia recorded six inches of snow, but totals varied widely. Parts of South Jersey were hit a bit harder than towns west of I-95. As of 4 a.m., for example, West Chester, in Chester County, Pennsylvania recorded about 5.5 inches of snow. Blackwood, in Gloucester Township, Camden County, New Jersey, recorded about seven inches. Mercerville, near Trenton, saw eight inches.
The Philadelphia public and Archdiocesan school systems closed as were school systems in South Jersey, such as Camden and Cherry Hill.  Many local governments, including court systems and municipal buildings, were either closed or delaying openings.
Plows were out early this morning, clearing major roads, though many local and back roads remained unplowed, making travel difficult.  Motorists were allowing at least thirty minutes to clear and dig out cars.
SEPTA regional rail was running normally.  However, SEPTA bus routes 35, 92, 95, 120, 132 and 139 were still suspended as of 8 a.m. It was still possible that commuters on other bus routes could expect delays because of detours. Service updates can be found at www.septa.org.
Meanwhile, PATCO trains were running a normal schedule with no real delays.
Speed restrictions were in place on numerous roads.  PennDOT reported that a crash on I-95 southbound between Broad Street in Philadelphia and Enterprise Avenue forced it to close all southbound lanes. The lanes reopened about 8:05 a.m.
In a preemptive move, Governor Christie of New Jersey last night declared a state of emergency, with points north of Trenton expecting more snow than South Jersey.
Several area shopping centers announce they had delayed openings. The Moorestown and Cherry Hill malls in South Jersey delayed opening until 11 a.m.  In suburban Pennsylvania, Willow Grove Park, Springfield Mall, and Plymouth Meeting Mall were set to open at noon.
The most troubling issues came with fires that burned throughout the night in the city. The American Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania said it responded to three blazes during the storm, leaving about thirteen people displaced. Some appeared to have been injured.
The fires were on the 900 block of West Somerset Street, the 7000 block of Saybrook Avenue, and the 400 block of Kerper Street.
As the snow moved out, an arctic blast moved in, dropping wind chills to minus ten and minus fifteen degrees in the Poconos and Northwest New Jersey, according to the National Weather Service.  The high was at midnight, with temperatures falling since. The temperatures are expected to drop or hold steady in the teens or single digits.  Wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph are possible.

Rico says he knows that the karma lords are doing this out of spite, but we could use a little global warming just now...