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Friday mixer: Snow and Spring

A winter storm that nearly everyone hopes will be the last for a long time blanketed the Philadelphia region in snow. It left six-plus inches of snow in some areas.

A winter storm that nearly everyone hopes will be the last for a long time blanketed the Philadelphia region in snow. It left six-plus inches of snow in some areas.

In hard-hit areas, 7 inches has been measured in Warminster and Bucks County and 6.6 inches in Burlington Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, with accumulations around 4 to 6 inches common elsewhere. Officially, 2.2 has been measured at Philadelphia International Airport, bringing the seasonal total to 25.2.

Most of the snow was piling atop grass and metal surfaces, however, some slush formed on roads.

The storm has affected operations at the airport and and prompted some schools to close early or to cancel after-school programs.

A winter weather advisory is in effect until 2 a.m. Saturday.

"Whatever accumulates, it's melting tomorrow," said Gary Szatkowski, chief meteorologist at the National Weather Service's regional office in Mount Holly.

Here's the latest of what you need to know.

DRIVING

Road surfaces are wet. Some roads are slick with layers of slush.

Some accidents have been reported around the region, including cars running off the road on the Atlantic City Expressway.

Speed restrictions are in place on the New Jersey Turnpike between the Delaware Memorial Bridge and South Brunswick Township and on the Garden State Parkway between Galloway Township and Port Republic.

MASS TRANSIT

SEPTA: Numerous bus routes (24, 58, 88, 103, 107, 109, 110 and 130) have been placed on local detour due to weather conditions. www.septa.org

PATCO: No major problems reported. PATCO is running on its Friday track work schedule. www.ridepatco.org

AIRPORT

Due to the weather, some flights to Philadelphia International Airport are experiencing delays of up to 2 hours, according to the FAA. More than 120 flights to or from PHL have been canceled and another 190 have been delayed, according to FlightAware.com. www.phl.org

CLOSINGS/POSTPONEMENTS

Some schools are closing early or canceling after-school programs. See a detailed list at http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/school-closings-by-name/

New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Offices are closing at 2 p.m.

Friday's Union-Dallas Soccer match in Chester has been postponed until 4 p.m. Saturday.

West Chester University was closed.

Pennridge High School's Friday night performance of "Les Miserables" has been postponed until 3 p.m. Sunday.