[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Special Weather Statement 05:11:55.4084

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
511 AM EST Wed Mar 7 2018

NJZ001-007>010-012-PAZ054-055-060>062-105-071300-
Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-Carbon-Monroe-
Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-Upper Bucks-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Morristown,
Flemington, Somerville, New Brunswick, Jim Thorpe, Stroudsburg,
Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Chalfont, and Perkasie
511 AM EST Wed Mar 7 2018


...Excessive snowfall is forecast late this morning and afternoon
from roughly Interstate 78 northward to New York State and beyond...

Snow, at varying and generally light rates will continue a little
while longer over east central and northeast Pennsylvania and
much of northern New Jersey. There might be a little rain mixed in
but mostly in urban centers near Interstate 78.

Then late this morning and afternoon, bands of very heavy snow
with rates of nearly 2 inches an hour will develop across the
area. This will suddenly turn wet pavement into slush and then
eventually into nearly impassable travel on all unplowed roads by
late afternoon, especially in the hills. Visibility will be
reduced at times to about a quarter mile and northerly winds will
become gusty. This is when branches may break or some trees
uproot, especially south of Interstate 80 where temperatures
should be hovering near 32 degrees. The result would be renewed
power outages.

For safety, plan to be wherever you wish to be for 12 to 24
hours, no later than mid morning.

The storm ends this evening and presuming road crews can clear
the roads, a sense of normalcy should return by Thursday
afternoon, barring the loss of power.


$$

NJZ015-PAZ070-071-101>104-106-071300-
Mercer-Delaware-Philadelphia-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-
Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Trenton, Media, Philadelphia,
Honey Brook, Oxford, West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville,
Pottstown, Norristown, Lansdale, Morrisville, and Doylestown
511 AM EST Wed Mar 7 2018

...Heavy snow is forecast late this morning and afternoon from
roughly Trenton to Philadelphia and the western suburbs...

Snow, at varying and generally light rates will continue a little
while longer over southeastern Pennsylvania through central new
Jersey. There might be a little rain mixed in, mostly in the urban
centers.

Then soon after 7 AM snowfall rates should intensify with 1 inch
per hour rates at times from late this morning through this
afternoon. This will suddenly turn wet pavement into slush and
then eventually into very hazardous travel on all unplowed roads
by mid afternoon. Visibility will be reduced at times to about a
quarter mile and northerly winds will become gusty. This is when
branches may break or some trees uproot, causing potentially
widespread power outages. This will in large part depend on snow
accumulation on trees exceeding 5 or 6 inches.

For safety, plan to be wherever you wish to be for 12 to 24
hours, no later than 7 or 8 AM this morning.

The storm ends this evening and presuming road crews can clear
the roads, a sense of normalcy should return Thursday afternoon,
barring the loss of power.

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ013-016>019-071300-
New Castle-Cecil-Western Monmouth-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-
Northwestern Burlington-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Elkton, Freehold, Pennsville,
Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, and Mount Holly
511 AM EST Wed Mar 7 2018

Snow will begin intensifying by 7 AM over northern Delaware, the
northeast tip of Maryland and from southwest New Jersey to
coastal northeast New Jersey. Snow could change to rain at times
through mid morning. Precipitation should change to all snow by
around Noon as gusty northerly winds develop. Snowfall rates
should increase to around an 1 inch an hour for several hours
before the storm tapers off this evening. Trees and wires may
break under the weight of the snow, causing power disruptions this
afternoon.

$$

DEZ002>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ014-020>027-071300-
Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot-
Caroline-Eastern Monmouth-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-Cape May-
Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-
Southeastern Burlington-
Including the cities of Dover, Georgetown, Rehoboth Beach,
Chestertown, Centreville, Easton, Denton, Sandy Hook, Jackson,
Millville, Hammonton, Cape May Court House, Ocean City,
Atlantic City, Long Beach Island, and Wharton State Forest
511 AM EST Wed Mar 7 2018

Rain along much of the region from Maryland's lower eastern shore
through southern and central Delaware across coastal New Jersey
will be heavy at times with a chance of a thunderstorm during mid
morning into mid afternoon. There is likely to be poor drainage
street flooding later this morning. Northeast winds will become
very gusty, past 35 MPH, then shift to north or northwest this
afternoon. Thats when the rain will suddenly change to snow and
probably cause widespread slippery conditions by 3 PM.

$$

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