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J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning used a fast start to win their seventh straight, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Tuesday night.

The state of emergency is in effective beginning at 5 a.m. on Wednesday.

Several hours of snow and sleet are expected Wednesday as a winter storm sweeps into the Philadelphia area, slamming right into the Wednesday afternoon commute. Schools are closing ahead of the storm.Weve issued a First Alert for all neighborhoods from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Schools Close Due to Impending Snow Even before the first flake fell, the Philadelphia School District announced its plan to close public schools Wednesday. All city archdiocesan and parochial schools will also be closed. Other schools could follow suit. Philadelphia courts and Temple University will also be closed.Late Tuesday night, Governor Phil Murphy declared a State of Emergency for New Jersey. Be Prepared: What to Do Before, During and After a Snowstorm Here is what you need to know.Tuesday was chilly but dry. The dry conditions continue into early Wednesday as clouds build.TIMINGThe snow will slowly start to develop during the end of the morning commute along the western edge of our region, including New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties in Delaware, the most western parts of South Jersey and Chester County in Pennsylvania. By late morning into the early afternoon, the snow will spread through the rest of the Pennsylvania suburbs, Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia and New Jersey.In the afternoon, the snow is likely to pick up intensity. The harder it snows, the worse the visibility and the greater amount of snow that will stick. Exact timing and intensity levels are still in question, but it appears to be enough to bring accumulating snow in the afternoon.Because the snow is forecast to pick up steam ahead of the evening commute, and may begin to turn over to sleet and freezing rain during the drive, traffic will likely be slow at best. Slippery and slushy conditions are possible.Wednesday evening the freezing precipitation will change over to just rain. Temperatures will warm overnight, and the Thursday morning commute will not see freezing conditions meaning roadways will improve.ESTIMATED TOTALSTotals are forecast between 3 to 5 inches in northern portions of Delaware, as well as Chester, western Delaware County and lower Berks County. Much of the suburbs, Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia and South Jersey will see 2 to 4 inches of snow and areas farthest east should see the lowest amounts below 2 inches.The rest of the 10-day forecast looks much milder, with highs in the 40s and 50s.Stay with the First Alert weather team for frequent updates on this storm, and download the NBC10 app to track the storm as it affects your neighborhood.Photo Credit: Getty Images This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

ABBA, the 70s pop group What do they have to do with anything Why is the meat we ate in first grade alive in our bodies Why do we have to become a solid steel statue What exactly is happening on April 27 Whats a steel furnaceThese are just a few of the questions being asked thanks to a mysterious and downright creepy letter taking Philadelphia and the Internet by storm. Booby-Trapped Stairway Shocks Philly Real Estate Investors Photos of the letter were repeatedly posted by several Reddit users who claimed an unidentified person was leaving copies of it in mailboxes and passing it around to residents in the citys Fairmount and Brewerytown neighborhoods.This is to inform you that all the food ate since first grade is alive in your body, especially the dead animal remains or meat since it was cooked alive and is alive in your body, the letter reads. Anywhere it goes now, you must go with it. Thats 365 days a year from first grade to now. Amazon Warns Philly Over Proposed Cashless Store Ban The letter features more incoherent rambling, warning the reader that the only way to save yourself from the every which a way of being burned alive is to become a solid steel statue by place yourself under anesthesia.The letter then refers to a steel furnace where metal can be melted and the bodies of people and animals mixed with the metal to become steel unable to be hurt. Philly Zoo Unlocking Its Zoo Key Program Once Again It ends by stating that a meeting on the building of a steel furnace will take place at noon on April 27, 2019, in a vacant lot on 27th Street and Girard Avenue.What we need is a bulldozer to dig some ditches and steel furnace equipment, the letter states. Do attend.The letter quickly sparked an endless supply of memes, a subreddit, a Facebook event and even its own location on Google Maps.Yet while the letter has led to plenty of jokes, some residents have expressed their concerns.Um, someone needs to look into that, one Reddit user wrote. Because if the writer is in any way involved with kids or vulnerable adults, things could go very badly wrong. Take it to the cops Ask them who handles this kind of thingNBC10 reached out to Philadelphia police to see if they were investigating. A spokesperson said they havent received any formal complaints nor a copy of the letter. They are encouraging people to call and report it however if they have any concerns.Photo Credit: Google Maps This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

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The state of emergency is across all 21 counties in New Jersey, allowing resources to be deployed throughout the state during the duration of the storm.