PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The first significant snow in nearly two years prompted schools, city offices and the courts to close. Foot traffic was way down in Center City, but a few hearty souls ventured out.
“We started seeing the snow starting to fall and got very excited, so we had a quick breakfast, we got all of our snow gear, found our sled and headed out,” said Emma Price.
She, her husband and two children — 5-year-old Matt and 2-year-old Samantha — all had Monday off. They decided to make the most of it by sledding and playing in the snow at a playground nears Eakins Oval — a spot many others flocked to as well. Some were at the Art Museum steps taking pictures with a snow-covered Rocky, while others built snowpersons and created snow angels across the way.
Outside the city, in Delaware County, main roads were in good driving condition, but side roads were more challenging. Clifton Madison, who owns Executive Auto Repair in Chester had some advice for making sure a vehicle is equipped for winter weather conditions: “It’s better to have all-season or winter tires, snow tires. You don’t want to have summer tires, especially in this kind of weather. You’ll be slipping and sliding all around.”…