[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning or Watch or Advisory : PHI@ 10/29/2011 4:08:17 AM

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WWUS41 KPHI 290807
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
407 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...AN EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE
REGION...

.LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL INTENSIFY AND TRACK UP THE COAST TODAY INTO THIS
EVENING. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY WET...AND
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING...SNOW TO A GOOD PORTION OF THE AREA NORTH
AND WEST OF PHILADELPHIA. THE STORM IS EXPECTED PULL AWAY LATE THIS 
EVENING AND TONIGHT.

THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OF HEAVY WET SNOW SHOULD BE ACROSS THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ON NON-PAVED SURFACES. SNOW COULD COVER ALL
COLD SURFACES IF THE SNOW FALLS HEAVILY ENOUGH...ESPECIALLY LATER
TODAY AND THIS EVENING.

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-291630-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-111030T0600Z/
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
407 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION
  THIS MORNING. LOOK FOR THE MIX TO CHANGE TO SNOW LATER THIS
  MORNING OR THIS AFTERNOON...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW
  IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATER TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE THIS MORNING...AND
  THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW
  WILL LIKELY WEIGH DOWN TREES...SOME OF WHICH STILL HAVE SOME
  LEAVES ON THEM. THIS WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.
 
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S....DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S AND
  LOWER 30S AS THE SNOW BECOMES STEADIER AND HEAVIER THIS
  AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

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NJZ007-008-PAZ060>062-291630-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-111030T0600Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...READING...
ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
407 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE
  EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AS WELL AS ON ALL COLDER NON-
  PAVED SURFACES.

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS
  MORNING. THE MIX WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY
  THIS AFTERNOON...AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS THEN
  EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATER TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE THIS MORNING...AND
  THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW
  WILL LIKELY WEIGH DOWN TREES...SOME OF WHICH STILL HAVE SOME
  LEAVES ON THEM. THIS WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S...FALLING INTO THE LOWER 30S AS
  THE SNOW BECOMES STEADIER AND HEAVIER LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS
  AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NJZ009-010-PAZ067>069-291630-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0010.111029T1200Z-111030T0600Z/
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
407 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 2 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
  ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON NON-PAVED SURFACES.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES THIS MORNING. AS THE
  PRECIPITATION BECOMES STEADIER AND HEAVIER LATE THIS MORNING AND
  THIS AFTERNOON...IT WILL CHANGE TO WET SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER
  THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATER
  TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE THIS MORNING...AND
  THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW
  WILL LIKELY WEIGH DOWN TREES...SOME OF WHICH STILL HAVE SOME
  LEAVES ON THEM. THIS WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S....THEN DROPPING TO NEAR THE
  FREEZING MARK AS THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO SNOW AND BECOMES
  STEADIER AND HEAVIER...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ012-013-015>019-PAZ070-071-291630-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0022.111029T1600Z-111030T0600Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEW BRUNSWICK...
FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
407 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
2 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON NON-
  PAVED SURFACES.

* TIMING...RAIN THIS MORNING WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES
  THIS AFTERNOON. THE MIX IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. THE SNOW COULD FALL HEAVILY
  AT TIMES DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME SLICK ON SECONDARY ROADS LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AS TEMPERATURES DROP CLOSER TO THE
  FREEZING MARK. IN ADDITION...THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL STICK TO
  TREES AND POWER LINES. THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. 

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 40 THIS MORNING...BUT FALLING BACK INTO
  THE LOWER 30S LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

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