As snow began to accumulate Wednesday morning across Delaware, state workers were told they could go home early. 3/21/18 Jerry Smith & Jason Minto/The News Journal
Watch a timelapse of people sledding at Glasgow Park in Glasgow Wednesday. Daniel Sato/The News Journal
Snow fall around Greenville and Elsmere. Jennifer Corbett/The News Journal
Raw video: Snow fall in Dover Jason Minto/The News Journal/USA TODAY
The Delaware National Guard began preparing Wednesday to help the state with any ice, snow, or flooding issues that may arise during this latest nor'easter. 3/21/18 John J. Jankowski Jr. & Damian Giletto
Snow started to fall from the nor'easter passing over Delaware Wednesday morning. Jennifer Corbett/The News Journal
Traffic flows on I-95 North at about 10am Wednesday. Daniel Sato/The News Journal
Residents in Trolley Square spend the morning chipping ice of vehicles from nor'easter. Jennifer Corbett/The News Journal
Delaware braces for the coming storm as the fourth nor'easter is forecast to drop snow totals in New Castle County around 12-18 inches, Kent County could see 6-8 inches and Sussex County may see 4-6 inches. Suchat Pederson/The News Journal
A nor'easter on the first full day of spring could dump as much as a foot of snow in parts of Delaware on Wednesday. Jerry Habraken, Jennifer Corbett & Damian Giletto/The News Journal
Snow sends state workers home early
Timelapse of sledding at Glasgow Park
Raw snow video Greenville and Elsmere
Raw video: Snow fall in Dover
Raw Video: Delaware National Guard to aid in snowstorm
Snow begins to fall raw video
Raw video: Morning traffic flows on I-95
Motorist chipped off first round of nor'easter
Delaware braces for coming snowstorm
Freezing rain to change to all snow on Wednesday
The worst is over for Delaware. As the nor'easter moves out of the area, Thursday's forecast has snow tapering off to flurries in the early morning, meteorologists said.
The National Weather Service said the band of the storm is still on the coast, near Bethany Beach, and snowfall throughout Wednesday night into Thursday will be worse there than the rest of the state.
But all of Delaware should have clear skies by sunrise Thursday.
"Thursday should be dry for Delaware, with nothing but a bit of wind," meteorologist Chad Shafer said.
Wind gusts will stay between 20 mph and 30 mph throughout Thursday as the storm passes through on its final day, Shafer said.
The state of emergency and Level 1 driving restriction ends at midnight Thursday, the Governor's Office announced.
School and government closures Thursday
All state of Delaware offices in New Castle County and Kent County will open at 10 a.m.
The University of Delaware will open at 10 a.m. Classes before then are canceled.
School districts and charter schools with Thursday closures include:
- Appoquinimink School District
- La Academia Antonia Alonso
- Brandywine School District
- Caesar Rodney School District
- Capital School District
- Christina School District
- Charter School of New Castle
- Charter School of Wilmington
- EastSide Charter School
- Thomas Edison Charter School
- Freire Charter School
- MOT Charter School
- Newark Charter School
- Odyssey Charter School
- Positive Outcomes Charter School
- Providence Creek Academy
- Caravel Academy
- Colonial School District
- Indian River School District
- New Castle County Vocational
- Red Clay Consolidated School District
- Smyrna School District
Driving tips
AAA Mid-Atlantic said in this past winter, the organization has responded to nearly 20,000 calls – a 37 percent increase from last year. Ken Grant, a spokesman for the branch, offers tips for drivers Thursday.
- Remove all the snow from the vehicle, including the roof, hood and trunk.
- Allow plenty of time to get to the destination.
- Increase the distance between your vehicle and other vehicles.
- Do not tailgate.
- Never use cruise control.
- Watch for traffic ahead.