[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/2/2014 10:01:31 AM

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WWUS41 KPHI 021501
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1001 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...A WINTER STORM WILL BLANKET THE AREA WITH SNOW TONIGHT FOLLOWED
BY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL FRIDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE JUST OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WITH STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY
TONIGHT AND TRACK NORTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM OUR AREA FRIDAY MORNING.
AS THIS OCCURS...SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT
THEN TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY MORNING OR MIDDAY FRIDAY. A DANGEROUSLY
COLD AIRMASS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE
STORM INTENSIFIES OUT TO SEA.

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-061-062-022315-
/O.CON.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
1001 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS 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 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS POSSIBLY
  NEAR 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...WHILE SOME LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY...THE BULK OF
  THE SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE TODAY AS SNOW DEVELOPS
  AND TEMPERATURES HOVER IN THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S. THE
  SNOW WILL BE DRY AND FLUFFY TONIGHT WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  ADDING TO TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES IN EXPOSED AREAS. SNOWFALL RATES
  NEAR AN INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED 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
  EXPOSED HIGH TERRAIN.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH... THEN 
  BECOMING NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

* WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND
  GUSTY NORTH WINDS LATER TONIGHT WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD
  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.

&&

$$

DEZ001-NJZ009-010-012>022-025>027-PAZ060-070-071-101>106-022315-
/O.CON.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
1001 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE EXCEPT START
  AS RAIN OR A RAIN SNOW MIX THIS EVENING OVER FAR SOUTHEASTERN
  NEW JERSEY BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. THE
  BULK OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AS SNOW ACCUMULATES
  AND TEMPERATURES FALL THROUGH THE 20S. THIS WILL BECOME AN
  INCREASINGLY FLUFFY SNOW DURING THE NIGHT AND AS WINDS
  INCREASE...BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL ADD TO THE WINTER TRAVEL
  HAZARDS. SNOWFALL RATES NEAR AN INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED AT
  TIMES TONIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND
  WIND CREATES NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY FOR
  COASTAL NEW JERSEY.

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

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS BY FRIDAY MORNING WITH
  WIND CHILL NEAR 5 BELOW ZERO.

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

&&

$$

DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ023-024-022315-
/O.CON.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
1001 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS 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 LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. THE BULK OF THE SNOW
  IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AS SNOW BEGINS TO
  ACCUMULATE AND TEMPERATURES PLUNGE INTO THE 20S. THE SNOW LATE
  AT NIGHT WILL BE FLUFFY AND AS WINDS INCREASE...BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW MAY ADD TO THE WINTER TRAVEL HAZARDS. CAR DOOR
  LOCKS MAY FREEZE LOCKED IF UNATTENDED OUTDOORS TONIGHT.  

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

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY NEAR 15 WITH WIND CHILL
  JUST BELOW ZERO. 

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

&&

$$


DRAG