[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning or Watch or Advisory : PHI@ 12/19/2009 3:15:32 PM

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
315 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

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

.AN INTENSIFYING STORM SYSTEM OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WILL
CONTINUE ON ITS NORTHEAST TRACK PASSING JUST TO THE EAST OF THE
MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT.

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012>027-PAZ067-070-071-
200600-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-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-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...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...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA
315 PM 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. 

SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY WITH RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
AN HOUR POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE 14 TO 21
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS, POSSIBLY REACHING TWO FEET. THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND
WILL TAPER OFF TO THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE DELMARVA REGION.

HOWEVER...ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS OF DELAWARE AND
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, RAIN IS STILL EXPECTED TO FALL FOR A FEW MORE
HOURS BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING.
SNOWFALL TOTALS ALONG THE COAST ARE FORECASTED TO BE SLIGHTLY LESS
THAN INTERIOR SECTIONS.

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>010-PAZ060>062-068-069-200600-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
EASTON...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
315 PM 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 CONTINUE TO SPREAD TO THE NORTH AS THE LOW PRESSURE
OFFSHORE INTENSIFIES FURTHER. THE SNOWFALL WILL BE 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. STORM
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECASTED TO BE 7 TO 14 INCHES WITH THE
HIGHER AMOUNTS FALLING NEAR AND ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR.

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.

$$

PAZ054-055-200600-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091220T1100Z/
CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
315 PM 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. 

DRY AIR FROM THE NORTHWEST HAS FINALLY ERODED ALLOWING THE SNOW TO
REACH THE GROUND. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOWFALL WILL
BE MODERATE AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR TWO AN HOUR POSSIBLE.
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECASTED TO 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH THE
HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS RECEIVING THE MOST.

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.

$$


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