Here we go again.

The brief period of warmer sunshine that led to thawing on Tuesday is gone and the area is bracing for another punch from Old Man Winter.

AccuWeather is predicting a storm of 6-10 inches of snow with the bulk of it coming Thursday morning through early Thursday afternoon. The official winter storm watch begins at 4 a.m. Some sleet may mix in Thursday evening, mainly closer to the I-95 corridor, and light wintry precipitation could continue into the daytime hours on Friday until the storm watch ends at 1 p.m.

“The amounts are really going to depend on how much of the sleet and freezing rain mixes in,” said Paul Walker, senior AccuWeather meteorologist. “If we don’t see much of that, we could hit that 10 inches, but if that does become prevalent, that is where we would see 6 inches or even a little less.”

In its latest forecast discussion, National Weather Service officials said, “The time frame from about 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday looks to feature heavier snow intensities and when the road conditions should tend to deteriorate quickly.”

Already cold temperatures will mix with an area of low pressure moving in from the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night, leading to most of the storm coming in the form of snow. By Friday morning, the storm is expected to move off the Mid-Atlantic coast to the north and east.

Big storms push public works departments into overdrive and crews in Jim Thorpe were out Wednesday morning clearing intersections to prepare for the next blast. Borough Public Works Manager Vince Yaich said his crews face several challenges once the flakes start to fall.

“One of the biggest things we face is private contractors who are sometimes out ahead of us in an area trying to get things cleared and they’re throwing snow out on the street, which is against the borough ordinance,” Yaich said. “One of the other things we deal with is residents who get frustrated because they are out trying to stay on top of things shoveling 5-6 inches at a time, but then we come through with the plow and push the snow back. As tough as it is to wait until we push it back to curb, we do ask for some patience in that area.”

During the most recent large snowfall, Yaich said the public service crew worked 12-14 hours before they were sent home for eight hours and water and sewer employees were called in to man the trucks.

“We have to do it that way,” Yaich said. “When you drive 10-12 hours looking at that snow coming into those headlights, it gets to you.”

The frequent winter storms and the significant snow amounts led Jim Thorpe Borough to recommend increasing its fine for vehicles not moved in a 72-hour period to $50, and posting snow emergency routes to allow for towing in order to get streets fully plowed.

During odd-numbered years, the borough plows the odd side of the street first and then puts out a call to residents to move vehicles to the other side.

“We have situations where people would actually rather just pay the ticket because the spot they are in is close to their house and they don’t want to give it up,” Jim Thorpe Police Chief Joe Schatz said. “In the past, we have never towed vehicles from snow routes, but when we have a few cars sitting there in a few feet of snow and the guys can’t plow that, it really disrupts things for all of the people who are complying.”

The borough said its current system of parking during snow events is working for the most part.

Since the borough moved to the odd/even system, the number of tickets issued has gone down, police said.

“We used to be in the hundreds and we do have that down to about six or seven,” Schatz said.

Still, any cars not moved means borough plow crews have to work around them, making for inconsistent snow removal.

“It is frustrating for us because then you have a big pile of snow behind that vehicle and when it finally does move, the snow sometimes freezes and becomes harder to move,” Yaich said. “It can even damage the plow. It’s probably more frustrating for the other residents around there, however, because now you just lost two parking spots in a town where parking is already at a premium.”

The weekend, Walker said, will be dryer but remain cold with a low of 11 degrees on Saturday night. The area could see light snow or flurries on Monday.