[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning or Watch or Advisory : PHI@ 2/1/2013 6:57:41 AM

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WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
657 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

...A SHORT BUT INTENSE FLUFFY SNOWFALL IS FORECAST FOR THE
DELMARVA REGION EARLY TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE IN VIRGINIA RAPIDLY
DEVELOPS SEAWARD OF DELAWARE BY MID MORNING...

DEZ002>004-MDZ015-019-020-NJZ021>025-011600-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130201T1600Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH...
CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY
657 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE...THE 
  SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF DELAWARE AND A PORTION OF FAR SOUTHERN 
  NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE GENERALLY BETWEEN 1
  AND 4 INCHES IN ADVISORY AREA TAPERING TO LESS THAN 1 INCH FROM
  NORTHEAST MARYLAND TO WILMINGTON DELAWARE TO NEAR OR JUST NORTH
  OF ATLANTIC CITY.

* TIMING...BANDS OF SNOW HAVE STARTED IN MOST OF THE ADVISORY
  AREA. 

* CHANGES SINCE THE 330 AM ADVISORY...AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN REDUCED
  SOMEWHAT AND THE HEAVIEST SNOW OF 2 TO 3 INCHES SHOULD BE MOSTLY
  FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN DELAWARE THROUGH FAR SOUTHERN NEW
  JERSEY. AMOUNTS ON MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE IN ADVISORY AREA
  SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE...POSSIBLY 3
  INCHES ALONG THE DELAWARE BORDER.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL PROBABLY FALL HEAVILY FOR AN HOUR WITH
  VISIBILITY BRIEFLY NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE. THIS WILL CAUSE
  WIDESPREAD VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL EARLY TODAY AND REQUIRE
  DEFENSIVE DRIVING FOR SAFETY. PLAN FOR MUCH LONGER THAN NORMAL
  TRAVEL TIMES. STRONG WEST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SHORTLY
  AFTER THE SNOW ENDS DURING MID OR LATE MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 DURING THE SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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