Jonas definitely left its mark on Chester County after Saturday’s superstorm dumped close to 2 feet of snow, leaving residents with the unpleasant task of digging out their cars and trying to clear the driveway.

In the meantime, boroughs across the county have been directing their resources to clearing the snow from the streets to get things back to normal as quickly as possible. However, this task ahead is not an easy one, writes Andy Hachadorian for Daily Local News.

Some fared better than others, albeit marginally, with Kennett Square and Nottingham seeing 15.3 and 16 inches of snow respectively, compared to Devault and Warwich that got buried in between 23.6 and 24.4 inches.

The majority of the boroughs have extended their Snow Emergency, with Phoenixville pushing it up to noon on January 25th. Downingtown Mayor, Josh Maxwell, said on Sunday morning that “Downingtown will remain in a snow emergency and disaster emergency so emergency routes remain clear and our staff can bring in extra help to clear snow.”

During the storm, officers from Downingtown Police slept at the station to make sure that the department would be able to cover both the Downingtown Borough and East Caln Township, while public works employees powered through at least 12-hour shifts over the weekend to clear the snow from the roadways.

“I am extremely proud of the hard work and dedication of our employees. They step up when we need them the most,” said Maxwell. “Our employees: police, public works, fire and code, represent the very best of our neighborly community.”

He also emphasized the importance of clearing roads for first responders, so that whoever needs it, has a clear path to the hospital with an ambulance. Residents were also urged to save valuable time for volunteers by clearing the fire hydrant nearby their home.