[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning or Watch or Advisory : PHI@ 12/19/2009 6:03:48 AM

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WWUS41 KPHI 191103
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
603 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 NORTH 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-
191900-
/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
603 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 HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3
INCHES AN HOUR POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE
12 TO 20 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN PARTS OF
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... INLAND DELAWARE AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND.

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 AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE ACCUMULATING
SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT 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>062-191900-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
EASTON
603 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 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