Cattle farmers battle fluctuating winter temperatures

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Forecasters say it's too early to know exactly how much snow a potential storm will bring to eastern Pennsylvania, but that's not stopping preparations. Mitchell Gaines, of the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey, says snow totals will be more apparent by Wednesday night. However, he cautioned that people should be prepared for strong winds, heavy, wet snow and power outages. For Mitchell Cohen, owner of Cohen & Co. Hardware in Center City Philadelphia, the snowy forecast is good news. He says he's been getting calls from people asking him to hold shovels for pickup on Friday and Saturday. PennDOT spokesman Gene Blaum says mechanics are busy making sure everything is ready to go whenever the snow starts falling. He says the salt inventory is particularly high since it's been such a mild winter.

Pennsylvania gears up for possible storm; snow amounts vague