[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 12/14/2013 3:50:34 AM

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WWUS41 KPHI 140850
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
350 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...A WINTER STORM AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE
AREA THROUGH TODAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL MOVE TO THE
NEW JERSEY COAST LATE TONIGHT, THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NOVA
SCOTIA LATE SUNDAY. A WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST, ALONG WITH AREAS OF ICING. WARMER AIR
NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM CENTER SHOULD ARRIVE LATE TODAY AND
ESPECIALLY TONIGHT, RESULTING IN SLEET AND OR FREEZING RAIN IN THE
INTERIOR, ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL SECTIONS OF NEW JERSEY.

NJZ001-007>010-PAZ054-055-061-062-105-142200-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0010.131214T1200Z-131215T1000Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-UPPER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...ALLENTOWN...
BETHLEHEM...EASTON...CHALFONT...PERKASIE
350 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY MID
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD MIX
  WITH OR CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATER
  TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE POCONOS AS
  WELL AS SUSSEX COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY ARE EXPECTED TO HOLD ONTO
  SNOW THE LONGEST.

* HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES...SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN ABOUT 3 PM AND
  MIDNIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH ONE INCH PER HOUR WITH
  THE VISIBILITY REDUCED AT TIMES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE.

* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE 20S.

* 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. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

PAZ060-101-103-142200-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0010.131214T1200Z-131215T1000Z/
BERKS-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...READING...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...
COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN
350 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING THIS
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD THEN
  MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EARLY TONIGHT
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES...SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN ABOUT 3 PM AND 9
  PM WHEN SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH ONE INCH PER HOUR WITH
  THE VISIBILITY RESTRICTED AT TIMES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S, HOWEVER THEN RISING TO NEAR FREEZING
  IN SOME AREAS TOWARD DAYBREAK SUNDAY.

* 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. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NJZ012-015-PAZ102-104-106-142200-
/O.EXT.KPHI.WW.Y.0024.131214T1300Z-131215T1000Z/
MIDDLESEX-MERCER-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...
WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...
MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
350 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.
  
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH TONIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN BY MID MORNING AND MAY
  ONLY BE INTERMITTENT FOR A WHILE. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY FOR A
  SHORT TIME BY LATE AFTERNOON THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FINALLY TO
  FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN THIS EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S THIS MORNING, THEN RISING INTO THE
  LOWER TO MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES TEND TO ICE UP FIRST.

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.

&&

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ013-016>019-PAZ070-071-142200-
/O.EXT.KPHI.WW.Y.0024.131214T1400Z-131215T0000Z/
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
350 AM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN BY MID TO LATE MORNING.
  THE SNOW MAY BE BRIEFLY HEAVY FOR A TIME DURING THE MID OR LATE
  AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE CHANGING TO SLEET AND THEN RAIN.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 DEGREES, THEN
  RISING INTO THE MID 30S BY LATE IN THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ON
  UNTREATED SURFACES.

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.

&&

$$

GORSE