LIVE BLOG: Tuesday Snow Storm Hits Levittown


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Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

Tuesday, 1:50 p.m.:

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Roads throughout the Levittown area are reported to be in better shape than just two hours ago. Major highways are looking clear as the snow tapers off.

Bucks County has issued a three-day ‘Code Blue” starting Tuesday night and ending Friday morning. Find out what that means.

With the cancellation of school Tuesday, many events will be rescheduled. Be sure to stay to date via their website on postponement dates.

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Tuesday, 11:53 a.m.:

From Bristol Borough:

Due to poor weather conditions, trash collection in Bristol Borough has been suspended. The next trash collection is scheduled for Friday, December 13, 2013. With that, please keep this additional information in mind during this winter season.

Tuesday, 11:44 a.m.:

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Police responded to the area of New Falls Road and Bristol-Oxford Valley Road after dispatchers received reports of ATVs traveling along New Falls Road. The off-roading vehicles are not permitted to travel on public roadways. No word on whether the ATV riders were found.

Tuesday, 11:37 a.m.:

District court hearings in Judge Joanne Kline’s courthouse in Bristol Township have been postponed due to the weather.

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Tuesday, 11:05 a.m.:

A police officer radioed to dispatch all the cars have been removed from Langhorne-Yardley Road. A motorist told LevittownNow.com about an hour prior that people were pushing cars out of ditches and onto the snow-covered roadway. At one point, there were numerous accident and at least 50 to 60 cars stuck.

Tuesday, 10:53 a.m.:

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Several accidents still being reported throughout the area. Route 1 and I-95 are mostly clear and PennDOT crews are a regular site, readers report.

A SEPTA bus on Bellevue Avenue in Langhorne Manor Borough caused problems after it got stuck Tuesday morning during the storm. It is unclear if the bus is still stuck in the roadway.

A SEPTA bus caused problems in Langhorne Manor Borough as it blocked the train tracks. Credit: Joan Peto
A SEPTA bus caused problems in Langhorne Manor Borough as it blocked the train tracks.
Credit: Joan Peto

Tuesday, 9:51 a.m.:

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No serious injuries have been reported on Langhorne-Yardley Road in Middletown after 50 to 60 cars became stuck.

Police at the scene are reporting numerous accidents in the area and vehicles off the roadway. The crashes were first reported around 9 a.m. and only grew worse as the hour progressed. Scanner reports indicated the road was covered with ice.

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As of 9: 50 a.m., Langhorne-Yardley Road was closed by police due to the icy road conditions and the numerous accidents.

A similar situation was reported on Newtown-Langhorne Road from Langhorne into Middletown.

Credit: Patti Hiller/Submitted
Credit: Patti Hiller/Submitted
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Tuesday, 9:10 a.m.: 

Part of Bridgetown Pike has been closed in the area of Witchwood Lane due to the tractor-trailer in the ditch. Multiple other accidents and disabled vehicles are being reported throughout the Levittown area.

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Tuesday, 9:05 a.m.:

Middletown Township police are responding to reports of a tractor-trailer in a ditch the area Bridgetown Pike and Witchwood Lane.

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Tuesday, 8:50 a.m.:

Due to the wintery weater, Falls Township officials declared a Snow Emergency effective Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.

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The Snow Emergency runs through 8:30 a.m. Wednesday and means no vehicles are to be left on the streets, Fire Marshal and Emergency Management Coordinator Rich Dippolito said. He also asked people to drive only if it is “absolutely necessary.”

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