UPDATE: Area Hit with First Snow of Season

UPDATE: The winter weather advisory from the National Weather Service was cancelled last night, and conditions are expected to improve throughout much of today.

Still, drivers are urged to be cautious as they head out for their morning commute due to potential black ice in some spots.

"The combination of the snowfall on Thursday and cold road surfaces have created slippery driving conditions across the area," read a statement from the National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly office. "Temperatures will remain below freezing through the morning commute. There will also be areas of black ice on untreated surfaces. Exercise extreme caution commuting this morning, especially on secondary and tertiary roads.

Please be watchful for varying road conditions, slow down, be careful at intersections and allow plenty of time to reach your destination."  

According to the National Weather Service, it appears as though the region saw about a half-inch in snowfall during Thursday's storm, the first significant snowfall of the season.

Today's forecast is much better, with a high of about 34 degrees and dry conditions.

Flakes began to fall around 2:30 Thursday afternoon, and snow was expected to stick around until late in the evening hours.

The National Weather Service in Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued its first winter weather advisory of the season, which was expected to last until 10 p.m. It ended up being cancelled earlier in the evening.

In Chestnut Hill, a slight accumulation of snow developed along Germantown Avenue and adjacent side streets. But no significant problems appeared to be reported by mid-afternoon, around the time the snow stopped falling.

According to the National Weather service, anywhere from a half-inch to an inch of snow was expected to develop throughout the balance of the night. It ended up that only about a half-inch fell.

Roads remained slick as the sun went down, however, and vehicles were observed slipping and sliding a bit.

Fourteenth Police District said despite the slight slickness, there didn't appear to be any major accidents to report at the time of the evening rush hour commute.

When interviewed Friday morning at 7:45, 14th District Lt. Michael Kopecki said while he didn't have stats in front of him, he didn't believe there to be any major problems on the roadways overnight.

"Everything is pretty good," he said.

Kopecki said he believes there may have been a fair share of fender-benders, "but nothing of a fatal nature."