[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 12/13/2013 3:25:14 PM

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WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
324 PM EST FRI DEC 13 2013

...A WINTER STORM AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL AFFECT THE WARNING AND
ADVISORY AREA SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE TO THE NEW JERSEY COAST
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NOVA SCOTIA LATE
SUNDAY. A WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL IS FORECAST...AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
ARE FORECAST. WARMER AIR NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM CENTER SHOULD
ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT... RESULTING IN SLEET AND OR FREEZING RAIN
IN THE INTERIOR...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA... WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL SECTIONS OF NEW JERSEY.

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SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-
LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...
ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...
COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...PERKASIE
324 PM EST FRI DEC 13 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...THEN SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY. THIS WARNING
REPLACES THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WINTER STORM WATCH.

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE
  INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR THROUGH NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY ALONG AND
  NORTH OF INTERSTATE 78.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING 
  SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE SATURDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY 
  MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN 
  SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES... SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND
  MIDNIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL MAY ACCUMULATE ONE INCH AN HOUR AT TIMES
  WITH VISIBILITY RESTRICTED AT TIMES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S THROUGH THE ENTIRE STORM...POSSIBLY
  DOWN INTO THE TEENS AT TIMES IN THE POCONOS AND THE HIGHER
  TERRAIN OF SUSSEX COUNTY NJ.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. 
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES TEND TO ICE UP FIRST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

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MDZ008-NJZ012-015-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-140930-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0024.131214T1200Z-131215T1000Z/
CECIL-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-
EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...
MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...
NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
324 PM EST FRI DEC 13 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM
EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW THEN SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR FROM NORTHEAST
  MARYLAND THROUGH PHILADELPHIA TO NEW BRUNSWICK.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  SOME SLEET SATURDAY EVENING AND MAYBE AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH
  OF GLAZE SATURDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOULD BEGIN SOMETIME AFTER DAYBREAK SATURDAY AND
  MAY ONLY BE INTERMITTENT FOR A WHILE. THAT COULD RESULT IN SOME
  MELTING ON PAVEMENT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY FOR A TIME
  BY LATE AFTERNOON THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FINALLY TO FREEZING
  RAIN OR RAIN SATURDAY EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE MID 30S SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR
  EVENING. TEMPERATURES MAY SLIP BACK BELOW FREEZING AFTER
  MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT AS WINDS TURN NORTH PERMITTING FURTHER
  ICING DURING THE EARLY MORNING ON SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SEVERAL PERIODS OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED
  SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

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DEZ001-NJZ013-016>019-140930-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0024.131214T1200Z-131214T2200Z/
NEW CASTLE-WESTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...FREEHOLD...PENNSVILLE...
GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY
324 PM EST FRI DEC 13 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW CHANGING TO A PERIOD OF SLEET SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN DELAWARE THROUGH PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND
  NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY NEAR AND JUST EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  A LITTLE SLEET BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO RAIN LATE IN THE DAY.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING SOMETIME SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BE
  BRIEFLY HEAVY FOR A TIME DURING MID OR LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE
  CHANGING TO SLEET AND THEN RAIN. 

* TEMPERATURES...RISING IN THE MID 30S BY LATE IN THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...INTERMITTENT PERIODS OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

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