[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 1/30/2010 4:55:03 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
454 PM EST SAT JAN 30 2010

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016-017-021>025-310000-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-
CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY
454 PM EST SAT JAN 30 2010

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA,
CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS...

AT 4:52 PM, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ALONG WITH
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND SPOTTER REPORTS CONTINUED TO INDICATE
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. THE SNOW WILL FALL
AT A RATE OF 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES, WHICH WILL REDUCE THE
VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES
ARE ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE ROUGHLY FROM
CECIL COUNTY IN MARYLAND TO ATLANTIC COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY.

AIR TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE TEENS, AND WITH THE COLD GROUND AND
SNOWFALL RATES, THE ROADWAYS REMAIN HAZARDOUS WITH NUMEROUS VEHICLE
ACCIDENTS REPORTED. IF YOU NEED TO TRAVEL, ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA
TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND TRAVEL AT A MUCH REDUCED SPEED.
BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES ESPECIALLY WILL TEND TO BE
VERY SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED.

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NJZ018>020-026-027-PAZ067-070-071-310000-
CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
454 PM EST SAT JAN 30 2010

...PERIODS OF SNOW MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...

AT 4:52 PM, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ALONG WITH
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE STEADY SNOW
SLOWLY TRYING TO LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA. THERE HAS ALREADY
BEEN SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW IN PORTIONS OF THE AREA, ESPECIALLY
ACROSS CHESTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA TO PHILADELPHIA THEN TOWARDS
FAR SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY.

THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL
ALLOW THE SNOW TO QUICKLY STICK TO ALL UNTREATED SURFACES. THIS
WILL CREATE SLIPPERY TRAVEL ACROSS A GOOD PART OF THE AREA. IF YOU
NEED TO TRAVEL, BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADWAYS AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY AS YOU TRAVEL SOUTHBOUND. BRIDGES AND OTHER
ELEVATED SURFACES ESPECIALLY WILL TEND TO BE VERY SLIPPERY.

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