This story has been updated.
MIDDLETOWN — Could another major storm arrive in Delaware just a few days from now?
AccuWeather meteorologist Peyton Simmers said Jan. 26 that it's a possibility.
“There’s a buzz about a storm system next weekend that could come up the (Atlantic) coast,” he noted. “We’re going to be watching it very closely, ... and this could be a nor’easter if it were to materialize.
"There’s a lot of questions with this one, but there’s (indications) to support the coastal storm system, and cold air will certainly be in place for it.”
Regarding the weather event that hit the area Jan. 25, Mr. Simmers called it “Delaware’s biggest ... in several years. This was a major one. Most of the time, it’s been too warm for any significant snowfall.”
At 8:30 a.m. Jan. 26, the Delaware Environmental Observing System listed the following snow inch counts from last weekend's storm:
As far as power disruptions, Delaware Electric Cooperative spokesperson Paul Greenlee said Jan. 26 that co-op crews responded to 27 separate outage events, affecting around 6,500 members, during the snow system. The Felton and Magnolia areas were hardest hit.
Most were caused by tree contact with wires; however, he said, the storm “was projected to be a lot more than we experienced."
“The snow wasn’t as deep as they forecast, and the ice wasn’t as big a problem as they were (predicting),” Mr. Greenlee continued. “We were prepared for any of those scenarios.”
At around 10 a.m. Jan. 26, Delaware State Police spokesperson Master Cpl. Lewis Briggs gave a preliminary report that troopers had responded to about 50-60 disabled vehicles/motorists in New Castle County, 14 in Kent and four in Sussex since the snow began falling.
State police also reported the following incidents from Jan. 25-26:
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