[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/2/2014 2:00:06 PM

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
159 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW...

.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.

DEZ002-MDZ008-012-015-020-NJZ023-024-030500-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WW.Y.0001.140102T2300Z-140103T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KPHI.WS.W.0001.140102T2300Z-140103T1800Z/
KENT-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-CAROLINE-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...
CENTREVILLE...DENTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY
159 PM 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 WEATHER ADVISORY
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN TIP OF NEW JERSEY AND MUCH OF THE DELMARVA
  AREA EXCLUDING TALBOT COUNTY MARYLAND AND SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE.

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS RAIN OR RAIN SNOW MIX
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW 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 40 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 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.

&&

$$

DEZ001-NJZ009-010-012>022-025>027-PAZ060-070-071-101>106-030500-
/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
159 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

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

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...CENTRAL AND
  NORTHERN NEW JERSEY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS 8
  INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. THE BULK OF
  THE SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BLOWING SNOW
  WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AS SNOW
  ACCUMULATES AND TEMPERATURES FALL THROUGH THE 20S. 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 MONMOUTH
  AND COASTAL OCEAN COUNTIES IN 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.

&&

$$

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-061-062-030500-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1800Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
159 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LEHIGH VALLEY INTO THE POCONOS AND NORTHWEST NEW
  JERSEY NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.

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

* TIMING...WHILE SOME LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...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 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* 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.

&&

$$

DEZ003-004-MDZ019-030500-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0001.140102T2300Z-140103T1800Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-TALBOT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH...EASTON
159 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

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

* LOCATIONS...TALBOT COUNTY MARYLAND AND SUSSEX COUNTY
  DELAWARE.

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATION OF GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* 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 40 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.

&&

$$

JOHNSON/DRAG







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