Upper Southampton Township - Snow & Ice Emergency Declared

Effective 6pm Saturday, January 24, 2026, and remain in effect until 6pm Monday, January 26, 2026

WHEREAS, the Philadelphia Office of the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Lower Bucks County located in Southeast Pennsylvania from 7pm Saturday, January 24, 2026, through 1pm Monday, afternoon January 26, 2026 (hereafter "Adverse Weather Event'); and

WHEREAS, Upper Southampton Township is located in Lower Bucks County where the Winter Storm Watch is in effect; and

WHEREAS, the Adverse Weather Event is imminent and threatens to cause injury, damage, and suffering to the persons and property located in Upper Southampton Township; and

WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the movement of traffic and to combat the hazards of snow and ice on the snow emergency routes (all streets in Upper Southampton Township) the Emergency Management Coordinator may declare a snow and/or ice emergency. After such declaration it shall be unlawful, at any time during the snow emergency, for any person to park a motor vehicle or to allow that vehicle to remain parked anywhere on any snow emergency route in Upper Southampton Township.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Emergency Management Coordinator of Upper Southampton Township, based upon the above recitals and pursuant to Upper Southampton Township Ordinance #441, Chapter 174, §174-34, as amended, does hereby declare the existence of a Snow and Ice Emergency in Upper Southampton Township. This Declaration shall take effect at 6pm Saturday, January 24, 2026, and remain in effect until 6pm Monday, January 26, 2026.

Director of Emergency Management
Upper Southampton Township
By:
Michael T. Italia, MPA
Emergency Management Coordinator
Date Approved: January 22, 2026

Storm Water Meeting

Notice to Residents

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