winter Posts

More snow?! Oh, no!

DENISE HENHOEFFER/Courier-Post

This has certainly been a winter for the record books.


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Winter storm warning, wind advisory, flood advisory in effect

That National Weather Service has issues a winter storm warning, a flood advisory, a wind advisory and a special weather statement for the tri-county area and beyond.

The winter storm warning notes snow of varying intensities will continue throughout the morning, resulting in total accumulations of 4 to 12 inches. The warning is in effect until noon today,

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Problems may not melt away with snow

John Ziomek/Courier-Post

By Wilford S. Shamlin, Courier-Post Staff

Mounds of snow that last week dwarfed the average adult have begun to melt, but the water runoff could cause flooding on some streets in flood-prone areas.

South Jersey, however, may have been spared more severe flooding problems.

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Potholes a pitfall of harsh weather

Al Schell/Courier-Post

Mhiya Williams can laugh a little when she talks about how it can be physically jarring when her car runs through a gaping hole in the road.

But what Williams doesn't find funny is that she suspects she's already had too many run-ins with the potholes peppering the region and may soon need to see a mechanic.


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Cherry Hill man rescues kids who fell into icy lake

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By Wildford S. Shamlin, Courier-Post Staff

Officials on Friday warned students to avoid a lake near a Cherry Hill middle school after two boys fell through its ice-covered surface on their way home from school.

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Cherry Hill’s Bobby Ryan scores Team USA’s first goal of 2010 Olympics

Cherry Hill native Bobby Ryan opened the scoring today for the Team USA men's hockey team in the Winter Games in Vancouver.

Ryan scored an unassisted goal late in the first period to give USA a 1-0 lead over Switzerland.

Teammates have added two more goals in the second, giving the team a 3-0 lead midway through the period.

CourierPostOnline.com will post more as it happens.

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Stores, offices take a snow day in region

John Ziomek/Courier-Post

Many retailers, banks and offices took a cue from schools and took off Wednesday as the latest storm passed through South Jersey.


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Storm sets new mark; more snow may follow

Chris LaChall/Courier-Post

Wednesday's blizzard, the second major snowstorm to batter the region in less than a week, sealed this season as the snowiest winter on record.

Read the rest of this story and view the Courier-Post's snow photo galleries at: Storm sets new mark; more snow may follow | courierpostonline.com | Courier-Post.

Winter storms take financial toll on government budgets

Chris LaChall/Courier-Post

By WILFORD S. SHAMLIN
Courier-Post Staff

Officials in county and local governments are scrambling to find ways to pay for snow removal as South Jersey braces for its third major storm in two months.

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Video: Cherry Hill and Collingswood Deals With Costs


Dave Schratweiser looks at how one New Jersey town will deal with serious financial pressures from record snowfall in the region.

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South Jersey braces for more snow

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South Jerseyans might not get a chance to rest after spending the weekend digging out from a major snowstorm.

Forecasters say another a storm starting late Tuesday is expected to bring a foot or more to most of the Garden State, with 18 inches or more in a swath across the middle of the state.

Click here to view more of the Courier-Post's snow photo galleries, and read the rest of this article after the jump...


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Inch by inch, region digs out from snow

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By SHRUTI MATHUR DESAI
Courier-Post Staff

Doug Kelly was busy with his shovel Sunday morning. But he wasn't clearing the sidewalk outside his salon, Blue, in Haddon Township. He was creating a huge pile of snow to make into a giant snowman.

"During the last snowstorm I saw an eight-foot snowman in Collingswood," said Kelly, dressed in a long-sleeved shirt with a warm fleece vest. "I think that if Collingswood could have a snowman then Haddon should have a snowman."

South Jerseyans learned to cope with the winter storm that dumped record-breaking amounts of snow in the region, with parts of Cherry Hill seeing just over 27 inches.

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Blizzard on the way? Forecast calls for 18-24 inches

Jose F. Moreno/Courier-Post

Winter-weary New Jerseyans will soon be dealing with another major storm that is expected to bring heavy snow to southern and coastal areas, with lesser amounts forecast for the north.

The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Ocean counties today, along with southeastern Burlington County, while winter storm warnings were issued for most other counties.

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South Jersey’s ‘worst plowing’ awards

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DENISE HENHOEFFER/Courier-Post

South Jersey residents have been voicing their feedback about plowing ever since the first snowflake hit the ground this past Saturday morning.

Courier-Post blogger Mark Correa, whose blog Mondo Zero muses about everything and nothing in South Jersey, has voiced his opinion by giving his title for 'worst plowing' to Haddon Heights. He also had some thoughts to add about Cherry Hill's plowing.

Read his opinion after the jump, and add yours to the discussion by posting a comment...


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As winter begins, take steps to adjust

Ashley Hubler, 11, pulls her brother, Jake, 4, along Market Street in Gloucester City on Sunday. Winter begins today.

By SHRUTI MATHUR DESAI
Courier-Post Staff

Though the weekend weather was frightful, the temperatures show it was more delightful.

As South Jersey moves from autumn into winter, it seems like it's been abnormally cold. But the truth is temperatures were four degrees above average during November and December, according to Dave Heavener, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Westampton.

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