[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 12/14/2013 6:40:42 PM

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WWUS41 KPHI 142340
WSWPHI

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

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

.LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN OHIO WITH A SECONDARY LOW OVER EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA WILL INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AND EMERGE AS ONE STORM 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 CONTINUE UNFOLDING
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 CHANGING
PRECIPITATION TO FREEZING RAIN AND BY 9 PM JUST PLAIN RAIN ON THE
INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR. THE RAIN WILL BE BRIEFLY HEAVY...MELTING
MUCH OF THIS AFTERNOONS NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THERE...PARTICULARLY
FROM MOUNT HOLLY AND PHILADELPHIA SOUTHWESTWARD.

NJZ001-007>010-PAZ054-055-061-062-105-150745-
/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
640 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 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 9 OR 10
  PM...BEFORE A CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING
  PRECIPITATION SHOULD END EVERYWHERE BETWEEN 2 AM AND 5 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 WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* 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 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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PAZ060-101-103-150745-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-131215T1000Z/
BERKS-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...READING...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...
COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN
640 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 POSSIBLY AS MUCH 8 INCHES OF STORM 
  TOTAL SNOW...THEN TOPPED OFF THIS EVENING BY SLEET AND FINALLY 
  A GLAZE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH.

* TIMING...SNOW...OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY...WILL CHANGE TO
  SLEET AND THEN FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING...BETWEEN NOW AND 8 PM.
  FREEZING PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO END BETWEEN 1 AM AND 3 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 WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* 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 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.

&&

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ013-016>019-PAZ070-071-150200-
/O.EXT.KPHI.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-131215T0200Z/
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
640 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

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

* TIMING...THIS PORTION OF THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED 2 HOURS.
  FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN WILL CHANGE TO ALL NON FREEZING RAIN BY
  AROUND 9 PM. THE RAIN MAY BE BRIEFLY HEAVY...MELTING AT LEAST A
  PORTION OF THIS AFTERNOONS NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION.

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

&&

$$

NJZ012-015-PAZ102-104-106-150745-
/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
640 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 8 PM WITH POTENTIAL FOR ONE INCH PER HOUR RATES AND
  VISIBILITY LIMITED BRIEFLY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE. AFTER 8
  PM... PRECIPITATION WILL BE CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
  AND THEN POSSIBLY NON FREEZING RAIN BY MIDNIGHT. PRECIPITATION
  ENDS BETWEEN 1 AM AND 3 AM.

* TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE LOWER DURING THE EVENING. ITS
  POSSIBLE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING IN SOME
  AREAS THROUGH THE ENTIRE STORM.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED 
  INTO EARLY 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 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.

&&

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