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Philly snow updates: Wind and cold following storm; SEPTA to gradually restore service; updated totals and what's next

Sunday's storm dropped the most snow in Philly since January 2016. And it's not going anywhere.

A light-as-air inflatable Elmo ball rolls along a sidewalk in Haddonfield Sunday.
A light-as-air inflatable Elmo ball rolls along a sidewalk in Haddonfield Sunday. Read more
Tom Gralish / Staff Photographer
What you should know
  1. 9.3 inches of snow fell in Philadelphia, the most in a decade. And it's going to stick around for a while.

  2. Snow and ice totals from across the region.

  3. 600 pieces of equipment, 1,000 employees and 2,500 miles of streets: How Philly clears its snow.

  4. You can be fined up to $300 for not shoveling your sidewalk in Philly. Here are the rules.

  5. Here's a list of the best sledding hills in Philadelphia, the suburbs, and New Jersey.

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What's next after Sunday's snowstorm?

Across the Philadelphia region, the ground remains covered with a mixture of snow and sleet, all given a shiny finish with some overnight freezing rain.

The melt is going to take its good old time.

Temperatures Monday are expected to be in the upper 20s, with wind chills making it feel at times closer to 0 degrees.

Photos: Philly begins to dig out

More cancellations at PHL

At least 134 flights have been canceled going into or out of Philadelphia International Airport Monday, an improvement from the 641 flights canceled during Sunday's storm.

The airport also reopened all its security checkpoints Monday morning, according to a spokesperson. American Airlines is asking its passengers to use A-West, B-C and F ticketing today. A-East is closed for American passengers only.

Across the country, more than 1,000 flights have been canceled Monday, according to Flight Aware, with airports in New York City and the Washington, D.C. area experiencing the brunt of the delays.

Trash collection in Philly suspended Monday

Trash and recycling collections are suspended in Philadelphia on Monday, Jan. 26. Collections will be delayed one day behind for the rest of the week.

Areas of the city that receive two trash collections per week, like Center City and South and North Philadelphia, will only receive one this week. Residents should expect collection delays as the crews navigate the snow and ice.

Residents who can’t wait until collection to hold their trash, can drop them off at one of the city’s six sanitation convenience centers, open Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

SEPTA to gradually restore service Monday

After shutdowns across the system Sunday, SEPTA said it plans to gradually restore service Monday.

Service on all Regional Rail, bus, Access and Metro routes T & G remain suspended Monday morning.

When it is safe to do so, Regional Rail will operate on a Saturday schedule, while bus and Metro will operate on a Monday schedule.

Overnight sleet adds to Philly's snow totals

It officially snowed 9.3 inches in Philadelphia, according to the National Weather Service.

9.1 inches of snow and sleet was topped with an additional 0.2 inches overnight, the service said. That's officially the most snow to drop in Philadelphia since the January 2016 blizzard, which dropped 22.4 inches onto the city.

Allentown ended with 11.8 inches, while Trenton ending up with 8.9 inches.

All things considered, a trauma-free snow day in Philly

For the abject unpleasantness of the weather Sunday, the region for the most part appeared to be trauma-free.

That probably had something to do with the fact that it was indeed, Sunday, and that the storm may have set an unofficial record for a pre-event drumbeat.

Computers had been on to something big happening for about a week, at one point suggesting historic amounts of snow for Philly. The anticipation and anxiety evidently were major boons to local supermarkets — where carb shortages and human stampedes were reported — and hardware stores.

Photos: Snow across the Philly region