[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/2/2014 3:33:07 AM

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
332 AM EST THU JAN 2 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 MID-ATLANTIC COAST
TODAY...THEN STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD AND
AWAY FROM OUR AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. AS THIS OCCURS...SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA ESPECIALLY TONIGHT THEN
TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A DANGEROUSLY COLD AIRMASS WILL
OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES
OUT TO SEA.

DEZ001-NJZ009-010-012>022-025>027-PAZ060-070-071-101>106-022200-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0002.140102T2300Z-140103T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KPHI.WS.W.0001.140102T2300Z-140103T1800Z/
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
332 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6
PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SOME RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW
  MIX THIS AFTERNOON FROM PHILADELPHIA SOUTH AND EAST BEFORE
  CHANGING TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. THE BULK OF THE SNOW IS
  EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. 

* 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 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 OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. 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...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...STARTING OUT RANGING BETWEEN THE LOWER 30S TO
  LOWER 40S THIS AFTERNOON, THEN FALLING INTO THE 20S AND TEENS
  TONIGHT. ALL AREAS SHOULD BE IN THE TEENS BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY.
  WHERE TEMPERATURES START OUT WELL ABOVE FREEZING TODAY, FLASH
  FREEZING CAN OCCUR TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY DROP BELOW
  FREEZING AND THE SNOW INCREASES.

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-061-062-022200-
/O.EXT.KPHI.WS.W.0001.140102T1800Z-140103T1800Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
332 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM EST FRIDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

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

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE TODAY AS SNOW
  INCREASES. THIS WILL BE AN INCREASINGLY FLUFFY SNOW AND AS WINDS
  INCREASE TONIGHT... 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 TONIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE COMBINATION OF
  SNOW AND WIND CREATES NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...
  ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS FARTHER EAST.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH, THEN
  BECOMING NORTHWEST ON 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 SHOULD HAVE THE MOST DANGEROUS 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.

&&

$$

DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ023-024-022200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0001.140102T2300Z-140103T1800Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-
TALBOT-CAROLINE-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH...
ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY
332 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY.

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

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES, WITH LESSER
  AMOUNTS IN THE FAR SOUTH AND NEAR THE COAST. 

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS RAIN THIS AFTERNOON
  BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW OR A RAIN-SNOW MIX THIS EVENING. THE
  BULK OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL SHOULD BECOME HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AS SNOW BEGINS
  TO ACCUMULATE. THIS WILL BE AN INCREASINGLY FLUFFY SNOW AND AS
  WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. ROAD PLOWING OPERATIONS WILL BE
  AFFECTED...ESPECIALLY DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

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

* TEMPERATURES...STARTING OUT RANGING BETWEEN THE LOWER 30S TO
  LOWER 40S THIS AFTERNOON, THEN FALLING INTO THE 20S AND TEENS
  TONIGHT. ALL AREAS SHOULD BE IN THE TEENS BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY.
  WHERE TEMPERATURES START OUT WELL ABOVE FREEZING TODAY, FLASH
  FREEZING CAN OCCUR TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY DROP BELOW
  FREEZING AND THE SNOW INCREASES.

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$