Public urged to brace for another winter wallop

Urging precautions, officials say ice likely to have most negative impact By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times It seems that residents’ collective efforts to wish away another winter wallop have failed, and it’s coming regardless. The National Weather Service has updated its advisory from a watch to a warning, predicting that snow will begin late Tuesday night, falling heavily...

More of the same: snow closes schools, county offices

Forecasts of nasty weather Monday morning turned out to be accurate, as wet slushy, heavy snow has closed virtually every school in the area and all Chester County offices. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Winter Storm Warning early Monday, calling for accumulations in Chester County of between four and eight inches. The snow started just before the morning rush Monday and produced slick...

Groundhog, NWS agree: nasty weather inbound

4-6 inches of snow seen Monday; heavy rains, flooding possible Wed. While groundhogs may be seeing an extended winter, the National Weather Service says Chester County is in for a hairy week of wintery weather. It appears that the world most famous groundhog — Punxsutawney Phil — and the National Weather Service are on the same page: there’s lot more winter headed for Chester County. Although...

Snow way! Another storm set to dump on county

Schools, county offices close as up to a foot of snow could hit area Updated at 12:20 p.m. with Borough of Kennett Square information Where have we heard this one before? Snow mixed with frigid temperatures has brought most of Chester County to a halt, closing schools, some municipal offices, county offices and other venues, as the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for the...

Sub-zero cold can heighten risk of fire

Officials urge safety precautions for supplemental heating devices How low will temperatures go? The National Weather Service is predicting wind-chill values down to -12 Monday night with a west wind of 21 to 24 mph and gusts as high as 41 mph. On Tuesday, Jan. 7, the mercury is not expected to exceed 11 with wind chills down to -13 during the day and -8 at night. A warmup of sorts is predicted...

Hercules expected to dump 4 to 6 inches of snow

Dropping temperatures, high winds could make Thursday night/Friday morning travel hazardous Updated: 12:45 p.m., adds Chester County info, PennDOT comments By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Chester County residents can expect 2014 to get off to a cold and snowy start, as Winter Storm Hercules is expected to dump 4 to 6 inches on snow on the county and see temperatures drop into the single digits...

County reports heavy rains, 9-1-1 call volume

Sunnier skies due Wednesday, but flood warnings remain in effect Flood warnings continue for the Brandywine Creek, but heavy rain has moved out of the area, county officials report. The Chester County Department of Emergency Services has released the following information on area weather conditions. 24-hour rainfall amounts at 10 a.m. included: Atglen,  3.72 inches; Marshallton, 3.25; West Chester,...