[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning or Watch or Advisory : PHI@ 10/29/2011 3:56:11 PM

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WWUS41 KPHI 291955
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
355 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...A MAJOR EARLY EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION
INTO TONIGHT WITH HEAVY WET SNOW CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND
SUBSTANTIAL TRANSPORTATION DELAYS...

.INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA WILL TRACK
NORTHEAST REACHING COASTAL SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND NEAR MIDNIGHT.
THE STORM WILL PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY, WET AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING SNOW TO A LARGE PORTION OF THE AREA ALONG AND WEST OF
THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR FROM NEAR PHILADELPHIA TO NEAR NEW
BRUNSWICK WESTWARD ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THIS
INCLUDES MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW JERSEY.

SNOW WILL END BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM.

THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OF HEAVY WET SNOW SHOULD BE ACROSS THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ON NON-PAVED SURFACES.

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-300600-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-111030T0600Z/
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
355 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 13 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH 7 PM BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS AT TIMES 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 LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF 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>062-300600-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-111030T0600Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...READING...
ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
355 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH 7 PM TAPERING OFF
  BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS 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 POSSIBLY LARGE SCALE POWER OUTAGES.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF 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>069-300600-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-111030T0600Z/
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
355 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW, WITH THE HIGHEST
  AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTIES.

* TIMING...MOSTLY SNOW. PERHAPS MIXED WITH SOME SLEET IN THE
  AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES, TAPERING OFF BETWEEN 9
  PM AND MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS AT TIMES. 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 ONE HALF 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.

&&

$$

NJZ012-015-300600-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-111030T0600Z/
MIDDLESEX-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON
355 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

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

* LOCATIONS...TRENTON, NEW BRUNSWICK AND VICINITY.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...IN PROGRESS WITH HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS BEFORE 8 PM.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD TREACHEROUS DRIVING AND POSSIBLY LARGE
  SCALE POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...AT TIMES BELOW ONE HALF MILE.

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 OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ013-016>019-PAZ070-071-300600-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-111030T0600Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-WESTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...FREEHOLD...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
355 PM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN INCH OR TWO WITH LOCALIZED THREE INCH
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS
  EVENING, THEN END BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY ON
  SECONDARY ROADS AS TEMPERATURES DROP CLOSE TO FREEZING. 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 45 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S.

* 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. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

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