[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 12/14/2013 2:29:00 PM

Sat Dec 14 14:29:00 EST 2013

WWUS41 KPHI 141928
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
228 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...A WINTER STORM AND PERIODS OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL AFFECT MUCH
OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHWEST TWO THIRDS OF NEW JERSEY
THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE NEAR CINCINNATI OHIO WITH A SECONDARY LOW FORMING IN
SOUTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AND EMERGE
AS ONE STORM SYSTEM OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST BEFORE DAWN SUNDAY.
IT THEN RACES OFF TO NOVA SCOTIA BY LATE SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE FORECAST FOR PORTIONS OF
PENNSYLVANIA WEST AND NORTH OF PHILADELPHIA THROUGH THE LEHIGH
VALLEY AND POCONOS INTO WESTERN AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF NEW
JERSEY. WARMER AIR NEAR THE PATH OF THE APPROACHING STORM CENTER
WILL ARRIVE LATE TODAY AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT... RESULTING IN SNOW
CHANGING TO PLAIN RAIN ALONG THE INTERSTATE CORRIDOR TO THE
COAST...MELTING MUCH OF ANY NEW AFTERNOON SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
THERE.

NJZ001-007>010-PAZ054-055-061-062-105-150330-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-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
228 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MOSTLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 78 INCLUSIVE
  OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY...THE POCONOS AND NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF DRY FLUFFY SNOW TOPPED OFF BY
  UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF GLAZE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY FALL MODERATELY THIS AFTERNOON
  WITH TEMPERATURES MOSTLY IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S. A PERIOD
  OF HEAVY SNOW WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR RATES AND VISIBILITY
  BELOW ONE HALF MILE IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM BEFORE AN
  EVENTUAL CHANGE TO SLEET AND OR FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING
  PRECIPITATION SHOULD END EVERYWHERE BETWEEN 3 AM AND 6 AM.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON SNOW COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY ROADS. MUCH SLOWER THAN USUAL TRAVEL WILL BE NEEDED
  AND IF YOU CAN AVOID TRAVELING THIS EVENING...PLEASE DO.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.  

* POST STORM CLEANUP...A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN IS EXPECTED SUNDAY
  WITH TEMPERATURES HOVERING IN THE LOW TO MID 30S AND WEST TO
  NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTY TO 20 OR 25 MPH.

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.

&&

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PAZ060-101-103-150330-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-131215T1000Z/
BERKS-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...READING...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...
COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN
228 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA WEST AND NORTHWEST OF
  PHILADELPHIA OUT TO BERKS COUNTY INCLUDING READING AND
  POTTSTOWN. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES TOPPED OFF THIS EVENING BY SLEET
  AND THEN A GLAZE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH. 

* TIMING...INTERMITTENT SNOW WILL BECOME A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW
  BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM BEFORE CHANGING TO SLEET AND THEN FREEZING
  RAIN EARLY TONIGHT. FREEZING PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO END
  BETWEEN 2 AM AND 5 AM.

* HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES...SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN ABOUT 4 PM AND 8 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 UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S THROUGHOUT THE
  STORM.

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

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* POST STORM CLEANUP...A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN IS EXPECTED SUNDAY
  WITH TEMPERATURES HOVERING IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S AND WEST TO
  NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTY TO 20 OR 25 MPH.

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-PAZ102-104-106-150330-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-131215T1000Z/
MIDDLESEX-MERCER-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...
WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...
MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
228 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH TONIGHT.

* TIMING...INTERMITTENT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY FOR A SHORT TIME BETWEEN 4 PM
  AND 8 PM THEN CHANGE TO SLEET AND FINALLY TO FREEZING RAIN OR
  RAIN LATER THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION ENDS BETWEEN 2 AM AND 6
  AM.

* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE 20S THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
  THEN RISING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S DURING THE NIGHT. ITS
  POSSIBLE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING THROUGH
  THE ENTIRE STORM.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED INTO
  TONIGHT... ESPECIALLY UNTREATED SURFACES. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES TEND
  TO ICE UP FIRST.

* POST STORM CLEANUP...A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN IS EXPECTED SUNDAY
  WITH TEMPERATURES HOVERING IN THE UPPER 30S TO AROUND 40 AND WEST
  TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTY TO 20 OR 25 MPH.

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-PAZ070-071-150000-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-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
228 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR FROM NORTHEAST MARYLAND
  THROUGH WILMINGTON TO PHILADELPHIA

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE TO POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...INTERMITTENT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL
  SNOW AND BEGIN ACCUMULATE FOR A TIME LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS IT
  BECOMES HEAVIER. THEN IT WILL CHANGE TO ALL RAIN BETWEEN 5 PM
  AND 9 PM WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN MELTING ANY OF THIS
  AFTERNOONS SNOW ACCUMULATION.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S PROBABLY BRIEFLY RISING INTO THE
  40S TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...A PERIOD OF 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.

&&

$$

DRAG