[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning or Watch or Advisory : PHI@ 3/4/2013 2:53:41 PM

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
251 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013

...A POWERFUL NOREASTER WILL CAUSE WINTRY TRAVEL HAZARDS FOR PORTIONS
OF OUR AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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CECIL-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...
WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE
251 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA TO THE WEST OF
  PHILADELPHIA AND SMALL PORTION OF NORTHEAST MARYLAND.
 
* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  POSSIBLY A TRACE OF ICE. ELEVATIONS IN WESTERN CHESTER COUNTY
  MAY HAVE HIGHER AMOUNTS.  

* TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL PROBABLY BEGIN BETWEEN
  MIDNIGHT AND 5 AM WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AS
  MOSTLY SNOW. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY FOR A TIME. TEMPERATURES
  ABOVE FREEZING WILL ASSIST MELTING ON TREATED SURFACES.
  NEVERTHELESS...SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGHOUT THIS
  AREA DURING THE DAY. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THAT ENOUGH WET
  SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE TO CAUSE A FEW BRANCHES TO BREAK AND FORCE
  ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS SHOULD GUST TO 35 MPH AT TIMES DURING
  THE SNOW LIMITING VISIBILITY TO A HALF OR BRIEFLY EVEN A
  QUARTER MILE.

* ENDING TIME...SNOW MAY CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH A
  SMALL FURTHER ACCUMULATION.

* EXPANSION OF WATCH AREA...ITS POSSIBLE THE WATCH AREA MAY NEED
  EXPANSION TO LARGER SECTIONS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHERN
  NEW JERSEY AND NORTHERN DELAWARE IN FUTURE FORECAST ISSUANCE'S
  TUESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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