Septa mention amid a life-disrupting nor'easter: who in the Philadelphia region is dealing with more than a foot of snow

The storm matters now because it immediately hit daily routines: many communities in the Philadelphia region are digging out from more than a foot of snow while airports, schools and utilities face disruptions. septa: unclear in the provided context. Thousands of flights were canceled nationwide, officials declared emergencies across multiple states, and local services from schools to trash collection were changed as the nor'easter lingered into Monday.

Immediate impact: who is feeling the disruption (Septa status unclear)

Here’s the part that matters for residents and commuters: the storm has already prompted emergency declarations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware and a citywide snow emergency in Philadelphia. City schools will go virtual Monday; trash and recycling collection in Philadelphia is suspended until Wednesday. At least 15, 000 people were without power in Southern and Central New Jersey on Sunday evening around 8 p. m., with outages shown on utility maps from Jersey Central Power & Light and Atlantic City Electric. septa: unclear in the provided context.

Storm character and safety warnings

Forecasters described the system as a nor'easter and a "classic bomb cyclone" off the Northeast coast; a bomb cyclone is defined as a storm that drops at least 24 millibars in pressure in 24 hours. The National Weather Service warned Monday that the combination of heavy snowfall and strong winds would continue to produce blizzard conditions along the Northeastern Seaboard and that sharply reduced visibility would make travel extremely treacherous.

Timing, intensity and on-the-ground hazards

Rain shifted to snow, with snow beginning in Philadelphia early Sunday evening and expected to continue through Monday afternoon, the heaviest overnight into the morning. Narrow bands of heavy snow moved across the region Sunday evening; these "bands" can deliver a quick couple of inches in a short span, and forecasters noted rates of up to two inches an hour were possible at times. By nightfall some totals of 1 to 2 inches were already reported in the Philadelphia area and at the Shore. Heavy bands and strong wind gusts produced blizzard-like conditions that made driving dangerous.

Transport and service disruptions

• Thousands of flights were canceled nationwide; more than 600 flights were canceled at Philadelphia International Airport.
• Amtrak suspended its Keystone Service between Harrisburg and Philadelphia until at least noon Monday; at least 12 trains had been canceled as of Sunday night. Pennsylvanian trains between New York City and Pittsburgh were expected to operate on a normal schedule Monday.
• DoorDash suspended operations in Philadelphia and New Jersey, ending deliveries at 9 p. m. Sunday and not resuming until at least 12 p. m. Monday, depending on conditions; the suspension was to keep the community safe and that operations would resume when the storm passes.
• Road hazards included at least one tractor-trailer accident just east of exit two on the Atlantic City Expressway; it was unclear in the provided context whether there were any injuries.

Snowfall reports across the region (selected measurements and times)

• Belmont: 12. 7 inches (6: 40 a. m., 2/23/26)
• Bustleton: 12. 0 inches (5: 52 a. m., 2/23/26)
• Fox Chase: 13. 8 inches (7 a. m., 2/23/26)
• Germantown: 9. 9 inches (10: 09 a. m., 2/23/26)
• Northeast Philadelphia: 16. 0 inches (9: 15 a. m., 2/23/26)
• Philadelphia International Airport: 13. 7 inches (7 a. m., 2/23/26)
• Point Breeze: 11. 0 inches (3 a. m., 2/23/26)
• Roxborough, Pa.: 14. 0 inches (10 a. m., 2/23/26)
• Bernville, Pa.: 2. 5 inches (7 a. m., 2/23/26)

Key takeaways

• Emergency declarations and a citywide snow emergency are already in effect across the region; expect local services to remain altered for days.
• Major travel disruption: thousands of flights canceled nationally and more than 600 at the local airport, plus rail suspensions on some routes through at least midday Monday.
• Power outages affected at least 15, 000 people in parts of New Jersey on Sunday evening around 8 p. m.; utility restoration timelines are not provided in the context.
• Local operations and pickups are paused—trash/recycling suspended until Wednesday; DoorDash halted deliveries from 9 p. m. Sunday until at least 12 p. m. Monday.
• What’s easy to miss is that this storm arrived just as snow from the previous storm had begun to melt, compounding cleanup and travel problems.

The real question now is whether the blizzard conditions and heavy banding will force longer suspensions of services and extended travel delays; details on longer-term service impacts are unclear in the provided context.