Snow Emergency Declared In Upper Southampton Twp.

UPPER SOUTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP, PA — The Upper Southampton Township Police Department has declared a snow emergency ahead of a major winter storm expected to hit the region on Sunday into Monday.

Upper Southampton Police said the snow emergency is in effect from 6 a.m. on Sunday to 6 p.m. on Monday.

Upper Southampton Police are urging residents to remove their vehicles from township roads to allow plows to clear roads of snow. Police said that residents should restrict travel to essential trips only.

A winter storm warning is in effect from 7 a.m. Sunday until 6 p.m. on Monday for Delaware, Philadelphia, Chester, Montgomery, and Bucks counties.

According to the National Weather Service, the areas under the warning will likely see between 10 and 16 inches of snow, though locally higher amounts are possible.

The storm system is expected to move northward from the Gulf Coast this weekend and will strengthen rapidly along the Atlantic Coast, according to AccuWeather, spreading accumulating snow from West Virginia through the mid-Atlantic and into southern New England from Saturday night through Monday.

Police said residents should call 911 for emergencies and 215-357-8900 for non-emergency situations.

According to the township's snow emergency declaration, Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Italia may declare a snow and/or ice emergency prohibiting any person to park a motor vehicle or to allow that vehicle to remain parked anywhere on any snow emergency route in the township.