The second round of bad weather arrived in Delaware Tuesday morning in the form of heavy, wet snow.
The National Weather Service made some adjustments in snowfall totals but stayed with its forecast of a disruptive winter storm on Wednesday. As the day progressed, the forecast seemed to be accurate.
On Wednesday afternoon, Carney issued at Level 1 driving restriction. The advisory does not ban driving but strongly advises motorists stay off roads. The advisory ends at midnight.
Snow totals were averaging more than five inches in northern New Castle County according to the DEOS system from the University of Delaware, Talleyville and Greenville reporting more than six inches of snow.
Slightly lower amounts were reported in the Dover area, with smaller accumulations south of the capital city. The Delaware coast saw less than an inch of snow.
Delmarva Power reported that 1,500 customers were without power in its service area as of 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Nearly 4,000 of that number were in the Smyrna area. Officials of the utility said further outages are possible. Aiding Delmarva in northern Delaware were light winds.
The National Weather Service earlier issued a Winter Storm Warning from Tuesday and into early Thursday for Delaware.
The area with the heaviest bands of snow was reduced in Delaware, with areas north of the canal seeing the same forecast.
The storm brought a mixture of sleet and freezing rain on Tuesday, making untreated surfaces slick, with accumulations of ice and snow on patios and vehicles.
Twelve inches were reported in areas north of Philadelphia. Snowfall rates of one to three inches per hour could occur.
