[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/1/2014 9:10:17 PM

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WWUS41 KPHI 020209
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
909 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE AREA LATER THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
DANGEROUS COLD...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE COAST OF VIRGINIA
THURSDAY, THEN STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD AND
AWAY FROM OUR AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. AS THIS OCCURS, SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA ESPECIALLY THURSDAY
NIGHT THEN TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING. A DANGEROUSLY COLD AIRMASS
WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE STORM
INTENSIFIES OUT TO SEA.

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-061-062-021000-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0001.140102T1800Z-140103T1500Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
909 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO
10 AM EST FRIDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SOME SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  AFTERNOON, HOWEVER THE SNOW WILL THEN INCREASE BY LATER
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY
  NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE THURSDAY AS SNOW
  INCREASES. THIS WILL BE AN INCREASINGLY FLUFFY SNOW AND AS WINDS
  INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT, BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. ROAD PLOWING OPERATIONS WILL BE
  GREATLY AFFECTED, ESPECIALLY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  AND ALSO SNOWFALL RATES NEAR AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES DURING
  THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE
  COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND CREATES NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
  TIMES, ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS FARTHER EAST.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
  30 MPH, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST DURING FRIDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S THURSDAY, THEN DROPPING
  INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

* WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND
  GUSTY WINDS LATER THURSDAY NIGHT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND
  CHILLS RANGING FROM 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO. THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS WILL HAVE THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS. THEREFORE, OUTDOOR
  EXPOSURE SHOULD BE MINIMIZED IF POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW, BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND
CHILLS ARE FORECAST. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE
IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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DEZ001-NJZ009-010-012>022-025>027-PAZ060-070-071-101>106-021000-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.A.0002.140102T2300Z-140103T1500Z/
NEW CASTLE-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...
GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...
JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...
KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
909 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES ANTICIPATED.

* TIMING...SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
  DURING THURSDAY AFTERNOON, THEN WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED
  THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD
  START AS SOME RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIX LATER THURSDAY FROM
  PHILADELPHIA SOUTH AND EAST BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL SHOULD BECOME HAZARDOUS THURSDAY EVENING AS
  SNOW BEGINS TO ACCUMULATE. THIS WILL BE AN INCREASINGLY FLUFFY
  SNOW AND AS WINDS INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT, BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW SHOULD MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. ROAD PLOWING
  OPERATIONS WOULD BE GREATLY AFFECTED, ESPECIALLY DUE TO BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW AND ALSO SNOWFALL RATES NEAR AN INCH PER HOUR
  AT TIMES DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT. IT IS
  POSSIBLE THAT THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND CREATES NEAR
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS CLOSER TO THE
  ATLANTIC COAST.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40
  MPH, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST DURING FRIDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...STARTING OUT RANGING BETWEEN ABOUT THE LOWER 30S
  TO LOWER 40S THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE MILDER TEMPERATURES IN
  SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, THEN FALLING INTO THE 20S AND TEENS
  THURSDAY NIGHT. ALL AREAS SHOULD BE IN THE TEENS BY DAYBREAK
  FRIDAY. WHERE TEMPERATURES START OUT WELL ABOVE FREEZING
  THURSDAY, A FLASH FREEZE CAN OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT AS
  TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY DROP BELOW FREEZING AND THE SNOW INCREASES.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE A TIMES THURSDAY
  NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

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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GORSE