[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 12/14/2013 4:23:34 PM

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WWUS41 KPHI 142122
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
422 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 WILL OCCUR 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 IS ARRIVING
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY EARLY TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT
IN SNOW CHANGING TO PLAIN RAIN FROM THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR TO
THE COAST...MELTING MUCH OF THIS AFTERNOONS NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
THERE.

NJZ001-007>010-PAZ054-055-061-062-105-150530-
/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
422 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...OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY...WILL CONTINUE
  INTO THIS EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES MOSTLY IN THE UPPER TEENS TO
  MID 20S. ONE TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AND
  VISIBILITY BELOW ONE HALF MILE IS EXPECTED AT TIMES BETWEEN NOW
  AND 10  PM...BEFORE A CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
  FREEZING PRECIPITATION SHOULD END EVERYWHERE BETWEEN 3 AM AND 6
  AM.

* IMPACTS...UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THIS EVENING AS
  ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITY RATHER POOR. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 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.

&&

$$

PAZ060-101-103-150530-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-131215T1000Z/
BERKS-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...READING...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...
COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN
422 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 OF STORM TOTAL SNOW TOPPED
  OFF THIS EVENING BY SLEET AND THEN A GLAZE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO
  ONE QUARTER INCH.

* TIMING...SNOW...OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY... WILL CHANGE TO
  SLEET AND THEN FREEZING RAIN EARLY TONIGHT....PROBABLY BETWEEN 7
  AND 10 PM. FREEZING PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO END BETWEEN 2 AM
  AND 5 AM.

* HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION BETWEEN NOW AND
  7 OR 8 PM 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...VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY
  ROADS. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES TEND TO ICE UP FIRST.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 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-PAZ102-104-106-150530-
/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
422 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...SNOW...WILL FALL MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH
  ABOUT 7 OR 8 PM WITH POTENTIAL FOR ONE INCH PER HOUR RATES AND
  VISIBILITY LIMITED BRIEFLY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. AFTER 8
  PM... PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE CHANGING TO SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN
  AND THEN POSSIBLY NON FREEZING RAIN BY MIDNIGHT. 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 VERY 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
422 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...SNOW...BRIEFLY HEAVY BETWEEN NOW AND 6 OR 7 PM...WILL
  CHANGE TO ALL RAIN BETWEEN 6 PM AND 9 PM WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY
  RAIN MELTING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THIS AFTERNOONS NEW SNOW
  ACCUMULATION.

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

* IMPACTS...SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY THIS
  EVENING ON ALL 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.

&&

$$


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