Ice storm warnings have been issued for northern counties as the region braces for a possible ice storm.
A mix of sleet and freezing rain is moving into our area Monday, with dangerous amounts of freezing rain expected Monday evening through Tuesday morning north of Philadelphia.
NBC10 has issued a First Alert for the weather, which could make driving or even walking outside dangerous.
The National Weather Service issued an Ice Storm Warning for upper parts of Chester, Montgomery, Bucks counties, the Lehigh Valley and Berks County.
The worst impacts are expected to be across Berks County, the Lehigh Valley and north through the Poconos, where freezing rain totals may exceed half an inch.
Major icing with freezing rain totals of up to a third of an inch are expected north of Route 202, said First Alert Meteorologist Steve Sosna. That area includes Quakertown, Harleysville, Pottstown, Reading, Coatesville and nearby areas.
All of these areas should be prepared for extremely dangerous driving conditions and the possibility of power outages, Sosna said.
Both New Jersey and Pennsylvania transportation officials have issued vehicle restrictions in the affected areas, limiting tractor-trailer use and other vehicles pulling trailers, among other precautions.
“Major ice storms like this one cause numerous power outages and significant tree damage as big branches snap under the weight of the ice," Sosna said. "Travel becomes dangerous to nearly impossible during the peak of these storms."
Philadelphia and its nearby suburbs -- including south Jersey and northern Delaware -- are not expected to see a major storm, but could see slippery to dangerous travel, particularly on Monday afternoon and evening, Sosna said.
Why are ice storms so dangerous? Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz explains.
Philadelphia and the rest of its Pennsylvania suburbs are under a winter weather advisory, the weather service said.
Our area may get a taste of what's to come over Sunday night, too, with freezing drizzle, Sosna said -- though that's nothing compared to what is coming.
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