[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning or Watch or Advisory : PHI@ 12/19/2009 1:38:48 AM

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WWUS41 KPHI 190638
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
138 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT
WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...

.A STORM OFF THE CAROLINA COAST EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE
TO INTENSIFY AS IT HEADS NORTHEAST PASSING TO THE EAST OF THE
MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT. 

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ009-010-012>027-PAZ067>071-
191700-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...
SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
138 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE REGION TODAY. THE SNOWFALL RATE
WILL INCREASE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. DUE
TO THE FROZEN GROUND, ANY SNOW THAT FALLS WILL ACCUMULATE. BY LATE
MORNING, THE SNOW WILL BE FALLING HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW COULD
ACCUMULATE AT THE RATE OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR AT TIMES THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AT THE PEAK OF THE STORM. STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 18 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
ARE EXPECTED IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, INLAND DELAWARE AND
NORTHEAST MARYLAND AND SOME AREAS COULD SEE 20 INCHES.

HOWEVER, ALONG THE COAST OF DELAWARE, RAIN IS FORECAST THIS
MORNING. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATION ON THE DELAWARE COAST IS FORECAST TO BE 4 TO 6
INCHES.

THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...COMBINED WITH NORTHEAST TO NORTH
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD
OCCUR. 

WINDS ALONG THE COAST COULD GUST UP TO 50 MPH DURING THE HEIGHT
OF THE STORM. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND TRAVEL SHOULD
BE AVOIDED.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET... OR ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-191700-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.091219T1100Z-091220T1100Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
EASTON
138 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY. 

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH THIS MORNING. 
THE SNOW WILL FALL MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING
BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN
INCH OR TWO AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. A FOOT OF SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE
EXCEPT IN THE POCONOS AND NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY WHERE 4 TO 8 INCHES
ARE FORECAST.

THE SNOW COMBINED WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
THE ACCUMULATING SNOW... WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

RNS