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What to Expect From the Impending Winter Storm

UPDATE: Mayor Nutter has announced a snow emergency for the city of Philadelphia starting at 6 a.m. Decision about district schools will be made in […]

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Impending “Snow and Sleet Sandwich” Leads to Early Dismissals, Cancellations

Did you hear? Of course you’ve heard: More ice and snow is on its way. The Philadelphia area is actually taking a one-two-three hit from […]

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West Philly’s “Icehouse” Is Demolished

Well, that was a good run for the “Icehouse,” the West Philly medical center-turned icy tourist attraction after a mid-winter fire: The Ice Palace @ […]

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Bitter Cold Continues; Archdiocese Schools Closed

Oh, it’s cold outside: Archdiocese of Philadelphia schools will be closed today because the freezing temps are just that miserable. Public school kids? You get […]

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Here’s What to Expect When You Wake Up Tuesday Morning

Yet again, Philadelphia is bracing for a snowstorm that might or might not happen. Everyone seems to agree that snow is coming. But how much […]

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Philly Is About the Coldest It Has Been In A Century

Post by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly. Baby, it’s cold outside. Really, really cold. And this whole week is going to be either very […]

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Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Philly, Region

Remember Sunday, when it felt like spring in Philadelphia? That’s ancient history. Today’s forecast in the region? Freezing rain, sleet and snow. So says the […]

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A Super Bowl Sunday Snowstorm for Philadelphia?

Just when we’d all finally calmed down from the disappointing, infuriating and wholly inconveniencing weather-prediction debacle of earlier this week — there’s more snow in the forecast. But […]

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Matt O’Donnell Apologizes, Defends 6 ABC in Open Letter

In the aftermath of the snowstorm that wasn’t — at least in Philadelphia, which barely got enough snow to even mention — all of the local meteorologists […]

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What Your Favorite Philly Weather Forecaster Says About You

In this town, there’s no shortage of meteorologists to turn to when you want to spend hours listening to hyped-up, laughably inaccurate forecasts while sending […]

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Meet Robert Drake: Philadelphia’s Unofficial Weather Savior

Over the last several major weather events in Philadelphia, we’ve noticed that more and more people seem to be looking to a guy named Robert […]

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Here’s Why the Subways Ran All Night Last Night

The threat of snow gave many workers in Philadelphia Tuesday off. It also had another benefit: It caused SEPTA to run the Market-Frankford El and […]

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The Best and Worst of Local News Snow Coverage

“Be sure to warm up before shoveling. You can walk around, or march in place.” This was actual advice, delivered by Action News, on Monday […]

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Snowpocalypse? Not Now.

Post by NBC10 Philadelphia. So much for Snowmageddon. In Philadelphia, at least, the latest “storm of the century” is turning out to be a big […]

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Here’s the Latest on What You’re Going to Wake Up To Tomorrow

Update 10:15 p.m.: Mayor Nutter just held the day’s final press conference, saying that all city government offices will be closed Tuesday; Philadelphia’s public and […]