The city of Philadelphia is preparing for heavy snow through tomorrow evening. The Philadelphia School District has announced that all public schools will be closed Wednesday. All parochial elementary and high schools will also be closed.

The City has declared a Snow Emergency beginning at 9 a.m on Wednesday, which means all vehicles parked along snow emergency routes must be moved to another location to allow plowing. Snow Emergency information and a map of Snow Emergency routes can be found here. Cars left on Snow Emergency routes will be moved to other parking spots. If your car is moved, call 215-686-SNOW to find it. Please do not call 911. 

All trash and recycling collections will be suspended Wednesday and will resume Thursday with one day delay for the remainder of the week. There may be additional delays depending on the severity of the storm.

Here are some more important snow-related announcements:

Due to the dangerous weather conditions expected to begin this evening through tomorrow 3-21-18, all Courts and Offices of the Philadelphia Courts will be closed on Wednesday, 3-21-18. All critical services are expected to remain operational.

— PhilaCourts (@PhilaCourts) March 20, 2018

MFL: Due to a severe winter storm expected in our region tomorrow, trains will operate all night on Wednesday, March 21 for passenger convenience. NiteOwl bus service will not operate. Details are at https://t.co/sVMzhaOuMB

— SEPTA (@SEPTA) March 20, 2018

PECO’s social media team will be back online to assist customers at 6 a.m. Wednesday. For electric or natural gas emergencies tonight, call 1-800-841-4141. Report outages at https://t.co/uFDzsPNo6T or through the PECO app. Please stay safe as heavy snow enters our region! pic.twitter.com/G9bRewCLiv

— PECO (@PECOconnect) March 20, 2018

The storm is expected to drop high water content snow, meaning it could “feel like shoveling cement,” said former National Weather Service meteorologist Gary Szatkowski.https://t.co/cyIBXKnPTe pic.twitter.com/CXQZOtV3Xl

— Philly.com (@phillydotcom) March 20, 2018

Starting at 9 am on Wednesday, meters, kiosks and time limit violations on residential blocks in Philly will not be enforced until the snow emergency is lifted.

— CBS Philly (@CBSPhilly) March 20, 2018