The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory at 2:40 p.m. Monday calling for more snow with accumulations of 3 to 6 inches to hit the Lower Bucks area.
The advisory goes into effect from at 3 a.m. and lasts ill 1 p.m. Tuesday, forecasting in addition to the snow more frigid temperatures and visibility of about a half-mile.
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Forecasters from the NWS say the snow will come in rapidly and fall heavy to moderate at times during Tuesday mornings commute for warning drivers and those using public transportation to take precautions. According to NWS snow is expected to fall at inch per hour during that time and creating havoc for the public in general. The service also points to the additional weight of the snow potentially causing problems due to the excess weight of snow on already weakened structures.
Power outages are also expected, the NWS said.
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Earlier this month, Gary Szatkowski, chief meteorologist for the NWS Mount Holly office, told LevittownNow.com the biggest contributing factor for so much snow hitting the area are the below freezing temperatures which will fall in to the 20s overnight.
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