[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning or Watch or Advisory : PHI@ 3/5/2013 9:35:11 PM

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WWUS41 KPHI 060234
WSWPHI

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

MDZ008-PAZ101-102-061200-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0004.130306T0900Z-130307T0800Z/
CECIL-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...
WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE
934 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS 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 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL PROBABLY BEGIN BETWEEN 2 AM
  AND 6 AM WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL 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. TAKE ANY NECESSARY
  PREPARATIONS YOU CAN.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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

* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE LOWER TO 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.

&&

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PAZ060-061-103-105-061200-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0014.130306T1200Z-130307T0800Z/
BERKS-LEHIGH-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...READING...ALLENTOWN...COLLEGEVILLE...
POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...PERKASIE
934 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS 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 OF SNOW.
 
* 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 WILL OCCUR 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...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.

&&

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DEZ001-002-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ016>022-025>027-PAZ070-071-104-
106-061200-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.A.0004.130306T2100Z-130307T1100Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...CHESTERTOWN...
CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...
HAMMONTON...ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
934 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS 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 THE 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 WILL BE TOWARD THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COAST.

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

* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE MID 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.

&&

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