[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning or Watch or Advisory : PHI@ 12/16/2010 1:40:16 PM

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WWUS41 KPHI 161839
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
139 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

DEZ002>004-MDZ015-019-020-NJZ023-024-170300-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-101217T0300Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH...
CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY
139 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS: AVERAGING 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, POSSIBLY
  MODERATE AT TIMES, THEN TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS
  AS THE GROUND IS COLD. REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE ROADS HAVE
  BECOME VERY SLIPPERY ACROSS MANY AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRST
  WIDESPREAD SNOW OF THE SEASON NORMALLY CAUSES NUMEROUS
  ACCIDENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ016>022-025>027-PAZ067-070-071-170300-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-101217T0300Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA
139 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS: A COATING TO AROUND AN INCH...WITH THE HIGHER
  AMOUNTS FARTHER SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS
  AFTERNOON, WITH THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA
  SEEING THE SNOW LAST. THERE MAY BE SOME BURSTS OF SNOW, MAINLY
  ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY TO NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. THE
  SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: THE GREATEST IMPACT SHOULD BE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING RUSH HOUR COMMUTE. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY ON
  UNTREATED ROADWAYS AS THE GROUND IS COLD, THEREFORE EVEN A SMALL
  COATING OF SNOW CAN PRODUCE VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. THE FIRST
  WIDESPREAD SNOW OF THE SEASON NORMALLY CAUSES NUMEROUS
  ACCIDENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

GORSE/ROBERTSON