Less than a week after a massive winter storm dropped a foot of snow on some parts of Sussex County, Delaware’s southernmost areas will again receive the brunt of an incoming snowstorm − though it’ll be significantly less snow than on Monday.
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The storm, which will hit the Delmarva peninsula and Pennsylvania and New Jersey Friday night into Saturday, is expected to bring 1-3 inches of snow to Sussex County, the National Weather Service said Friday morning.
Kent and New Castle counties may see 1-2 inches and less than 1 inch, respectively.
“Light snow” is expected to begin between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. Friday into Saturday and end between 7 and 10 a.m. Saturday, the weather agency said.
Sussex County has been placed under a Winter Weather Advisory.
Monday storm dumped a foot of snow in some Sussex areas
Monday’s snowstorm hit southern Delaware the hardest, prompting days of closures and delays for schools and businesses.
A polar vortex − a swirling mass of Arctic air typically contained over the North Pole − then moved south. It drove bone-chilling temperatures into the eastern United States, including Delaware.
However, the frigid temperatures are expected to abate slightly this weekend, just in time for Sunday’s Eagles-Packers game.
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The National Weather Service calls for clear skies and highs near 37 degrees, but with a 4:30 p.m. start time, those temps will drop into the low 30s and upper 20s as the sun sets. Winds should be around 13 mph, leaving the wind chill from the upper 20s to the upper teens.
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