[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning or Watch or Advisory : PHI@ 10/29/2011 9:26:06 AM

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WWUS41 KPHI 291325
WSWPHI

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

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

.LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST 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 TO PULL AWAY TONIGHT.

THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OF HEAVY WET SNOW SHOULD BE ACROSS THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ON NON-PAVED SURFACES. SNOW COULD COVER ALL
COLDER SURFACES WHEN THE SNOW FALLS AT A HEAVIER RATE.

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-292100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-111030T0600Z/
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
925 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW, WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
  OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS
  MORNING. ANY MIXING WILL BE BRIEF. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT
  TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THROUGH 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 TO UPPER 30S, THEN DROPPING TOWARD
  FREEZING 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. USE CAUTION, ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED
SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$

NJZ007-008-PAZ060>062-292100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-111030T0600Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...READING...
ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
925 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. THE SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES.

* TIMING...ANY SNOW AND RAIN MIX WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. THE
  SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATER TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THROUGH 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.

* 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. USE CAUTION, ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED
SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$

NJZ009-010-PAZ067>069-292100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-111030T0600Z/
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
925 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW, WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
  ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON NON-PAVED SURFACES. THE SNOW
  WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES.

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW, PERHAPS MIXED WITH SOME SLEET, WILL
  CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING. THE SNOW WILL THEN TAPER
  OFF LATER TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THROUGH 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 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S.

* 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. USE CAUTION, ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH
AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

&&

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ012-013-015>019-PAZ070-071-292100-
/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
925 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

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

* TIMING...RAIN MIXED WITH SOME SNOW AND SLEET THIS MORNING WILL
  CHANGE TO ALL SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  INTO TONIGHT. THE SNOW COULD FALL HEAVILY FOR A TIME DURING THE
  EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME SLICK ON ESPECIALLY SECONDARY
  ROADS LATER 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 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S, THEN DROPPING TOWARD THE LOWER
  30S 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.

&&

$$

GORSE