[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning or Watch or Advisory : PHI@ 3/5/2013 3:27:32 PM

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
327 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

MDZ008-PAZ101-102-060430-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0004.130306T0900Z-130306T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0004.130306T0900Z-130307T0800Z/
CECIL-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...
WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE
327 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY WET SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM EST THURSDAY.  

* LOCATIONS...CHESTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA AND CECIL COUNTY
  MARYLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. 
 
* TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL PROBABLY BEGIN BETWEEN 2 AM
  AND 6 AM WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND EVENING AS
  MOSTLY SNOW. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES ABOVE
  FREEZING WILL ASSIST WITH SOME MELTING ON TREATED SURFACES.
  NEVERTHELESS...SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGHOUT THIS
  AREA DURING THE DAY AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AT NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...EXPECT DIFFICULT TRAVELING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ON
  LESS TRAVELED ROADWAYS, BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. ENOUGH WET SNOW
  SHOULD ACCUMULATE TO CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. BE PREPARED FOR SOME
  POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE MID 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

PAZ060-061-103-105-060430-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0014.130306T1200Z-130307T0800Z/
BERKS-LEHIGH-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...READING...ALLENTOWN...COLLEGEVILLE...
POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...PERKASIE
327 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 3 AM EST THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE FAR NORTHWEST PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS...BERKS COUNTY
  AND THE WESTERN LEHIGH VALLEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. 
 
* TIMING...SNOW SHOULD OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND
  START IN ALL AREAS BY THE END OF THE MORNING COMMUTE ON
  WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW SHOULD START TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING
  AND END WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...EXPECT SLUSHY TRAVELING CONDITIONS WITH THE WEDNESDAY
  EVENING COMMUTE. GREATER IMPACTS ON SMALLER ROADWAYS. SNOW COULD
  ARRIVE IN TIME TO IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE TOO.
  ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NJZ017>020-022-025>027-PAZ071-104-106-060430-
/O.EXB.KPHI.WS.A.0004.130306T2100Z-130307T1100Z/
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...
MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...HAMMONTON...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...PHILADELPHIA...
NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
327 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

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

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

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...PHILADELPHIA AND ITS
  NEARBY PENNSYLVANIA SUBURBS. 

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. 
 
* TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL PROBABLY BEGIN BETWEEN BEFORE
  DAWN ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL
  MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO RAIN AT TIMES DURING THE DAY...BEFORE
  CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW TOWARD EVENING. TEMPERATURES ARE
  FORECAST TO BE ABOVE FREEZING AND THIS WILL ASSIST MELTING ON
  TREATED SURFACES. NEVERTHELESS...SOME SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS ARE
  LIKELY THROUGHOUT THIS AREA DURING AND GETTING MORE WIDESPREAD
  ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...EXPECT TRAVEL TO GET MORE DIFFICULT AS THE WEDNESDAY
  EVENING COMMUTE PROCEEDS. THERE IS THE CHANCE THAT ENOUGH WET
  SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON LIMBS AND WIRES AND COUPLED WITH THE
  WIND TO CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. BE PREPARED FOR
  POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. HIGHEST
  GUSTS NEAR THE NEW JERSEY COAST.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO HALF A MILE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

DEZ001-002-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ016-021-PAZ070-060430-
/O.EXT.KPHI.WS.A.0004.130306T2100Z-130307T1100Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SALEM-
CUMBERLAND-DELAWARE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...CHESTERTOWN...
CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...PENNSVILLE...MILLVILLE...MEDIA
327 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

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

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHEASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND... NORTHERN AND 
  CENTRAL DELAWARE... EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND 
  PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. 

* TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN BEFORE THE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING COMMUTE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE MIXED
  PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW TOWARD EVENING.
  TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE ABOVE FREEZING AND THIS WILL
  ASSIST MELTING ON TREATED SURFACES DURING THE DAY. NEVERTHELESS...
  SOME SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGHOUT THIS AREA DURING
  AND ESPECIALLY ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT ENOUGH
  WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON LIMBS AND WIRES TO CAUSE ISOLATED
  POWER OUTAGES.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT TRAVEL TO GET MORE DIFFICULT AS THE WEDNESDAY
  EVENING COMMUTE PROCEEDS. THERE IS THE CHANCE THAT ENOUGH WET
  SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON LIMBS AND WIRES AND COUPLED WITH THE
  WIND TO CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE
  POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 45 MPH.
  HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR DELAWARE BAY.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO HALF A MILE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S.

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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