[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 2/6/2010 10:39:25 AM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1038 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2010

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ013>019-PAZ067>071-061715-
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-
BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...FREEHOLD...
SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
1038 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2010

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO POUND THE REGION...

AT 10:35 AM, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ALONG WITH
SPOTTER REPORTS CONTINUED TO TRACK AN ENHANCED BAND OF SNOW ALONG
THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR. THE SNOWFALL RATES WITHIN THIS AREA OF
ENHANCED SNOWFALL WILL BE UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. THE
SNOWFALL RATES COMBINED WITH THE SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN, IS
MAKING TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. 

THE ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH, AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUES. THE VISIBILITIES WILL BE
REDUCED TO AROUND ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES WITH THE
COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IT IS
ADVISED THAT YOU DO NOT TRAVEL TODAY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TO.

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DEZ002>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ020>027-061715-
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-
CAROLINE-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH...
CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...JACKSON...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...
ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST
1038 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2010

...SNOW AT VARYING INTENSITY ALONG WITH WHITEOUTS ACROSS THE AREA...

AT 10:35 AM, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ALONG WITH
SPOTTER REPORTS CONTINUED TO TRACK SNOW AT VARYING INTENSITY.
THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MOVING
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND THE
AFTERNOON. LOCATIONS THAT ARE UNDER THE ENHANCED SNOW BANDS, WILL
SEE SNOWFALL RATES TO ABOUT 2 INCHES PER HOUR.

THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING SNOW ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WITH EXTENSIVE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUTS. IT IS ADVISED THAT YOU DO NOT
TRAVEL TODAY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TO, AS THE ROADS ARE EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS.

THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES.

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GORSE