PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A major winter storm brought more than a foot of snow to Philadelphia and many other communities in the region, just as the snow from the last storm finally started to melt.
Snow totals even topped 20 inches in spots as a nor'easter struck the region Sunday and lingered well into Monday.
The storm will go down in the record books from Philadelphia north to Boston.
In Philadelphia, we officially received 14 inches of snow, placing this storm as our 17th largest on record.
A jackpot of 18-24" of snow was found in northern Burlington County and northern Ocean County, up toward New York City.
None of our reporting sites officially met the definition of blizzard conditions, but from Newark, NJ, up into Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, many locations have achieved blizzard conditions with a record snowfall of 32.8" in Providence.
When temperatures drop into the low to mid 20s overnight, this means a freeze of any untreated surfaces that will create icy spots for the morning.
The National Weather Service has expanded the Blizzard Warning for the approaching nor'easter to include Philadelphia and multiple counties in southeastern Pennsylvania.
That includes all of Bucks County, Delaware County and eastern Montgomery County.
The warning now also includes all of New Jersey and Delaware.
Well over a foot of snow is expected to fall in parts of the Philadelphia region after a major nor'easter hits between Sunday and Monday.
The storm is expected to bring up to a foot of snow in the city and between 12 and 18 inches of snow to coastal areas of South Jersey and Delaware.
Philadelphia, many suburbs, interior south Jersey and the rest of Delaware is expected to get between 8" and 12" of snow.
The rest of the viewing area is expected to see between 4" and 8" of snow.
Meanwhile, a Blizzard Warning has expanded to include more counties in New Jersey and Delaware.
To meet the conditions necessary for an official blizzard, there must be heavy snow or building snow, winds must be greater than 35 miles per hour and visibility has to be less than 1/4 of a mile. These conditions also must be happening for at least three hours for it to be considered a blizzard.
Counties covered by the Blizzard Warning:
Commercial vehicle restrictions will go into effect at 3 p.m. Sunday as a major nor'easter is set to bring high winds and more than a foot of snow to New Jersey.
The restriction will be in place until further notice for the following highways in both directions:
-I-76 (entire length)
-I-78 (entire length)
-I-80 (entire length)
-I-195 (entire length)
-I-280 (entire length)
-I-287 (entire length)
-I-295 (entire length)
-I-676 (entire length)
-NJ Route 440 (both directions from the Outerbridge Crossing to I-287)
The commercial vehicle travel restriction applies to:
-All tractor trailers (exceptions as listed in the Administrative Order)
-Empty straight CDL-weighted trucks
-Passenger vehicles pulling trailers
-Recreational vehicles
-Motorcycles
The School District of Philadelphia will move to virtual learning on Monday due to the heavy snow expected from the approaching nor'easter.
Superintendent Tony Watlington said students were sent home with Chromebooks on Friday.
After Monday, if schools need to remain closed due to inclement weather, the District will provide an update to parents, guardians and employees regarding remote learning.
The District allotted one extra day in the 2025-2026 school year calendar beyond the 180 required by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which the District used as a snow day last month.
Going forward, any school closures related to inclement weather will be remote learning days.
