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A skier gets some air at Clark Park in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Updated: 2:30 p.m.
Cleanup is underway after a winter storm pummeled parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware Monday into Tuesday with more than two feet of snow reported in the Lehigh Valley. Meteorologists say the snow, which kept falling Tuesday morning, will begin to taper off in the afternoon. (Is it any wonder Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning, predicting six more weeks of winter?)
Here’s what you need to know.
The latest forecast
Much of southeast Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and northern Delaware will remain under a Winter Storm Warning until 4 p.m. Tuesday, per the National Weather Service.
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NEW JERSEY – Gov. Phil Murphy said the nor easter hitting New Jersey will last longer than expected and could bring more snow, flooding, highway shutdowns and power outages to the Garden State on Tuesday. The governor also addressed concerns that the storm will impact COVID-19 vaccine distribution now that the state s six mega-sites will remain closed on Tuesday.
Murphy provided updates on the nor easter during an 11 a.m. news conference on Tuesday.
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Murphy warned New Jerseyans that the nor easter, which first made its way into the state on Sunday and has dumped as many as 33 inches since then, could extend all the way to Tuesday evening