Forecasters with the National Weather Service are predicting more than a foot of snow to fall on Kent County beginning Friday afternoon.
Gary Szatkowski, chief meteorologist with the Philadelphia/Mount Holly N.J. National Weather Service office, said people in the county should be prepared for a major storm involving large amounts of snow and high winds.
As of noon Feb. 4, the National Weather Service is predicting between 13 and 15 inches of snow to fall on central Delaware beginning at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5 and continuing through 7 p.m. Saturday. The NWS also issued a winter storm watch for the county, to be effective Friday afternoon.
Winds speeds of between 20 to 25 mph are expected, with gusts possible up to 35 mph, Szatkowski said. Wind chills will be between 12 and 18 mph, he added.
“We’re trying to give people between 24 and 48 hours notice to try to prepare,” Szatkowski said.
To keep track of weather conditions in the county, visit the NWS Philadelphia website at www.weather.gov/phi.
The site is updated every three hours.
