[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Special Weather Statement 11:30:43.6388

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1130 AM EST Wed Mar 7 2018

NJZ001-007>010-012-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-101>106-071830-
Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-Mercer-Carbon-
Monroe-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-Western Chester-Eastern Chester-
Western Montgomery-Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Morristown,
Flemington, Somerville, New Brunswick, Trenton, Jim Thorpe,
Stroudsburg, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Honey Brook,
Oxford, West Chester, Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown,
Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville,
and Doylestown
1130 AM EST Wed Mar 7 2018

...INCREASED SNOWFALL RATES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

Bands of very heavy snow with rates of around 2 inches per hour
will move across the region through this afternoon. During
lighter intensity late this morning, the snow will mix with rain
in some areas closer to Interstate 95. Roads will quickly become
snow covered, resulting in very hazardous or impossible travel on
all unplowed roads by late this afternoon. Visibility will be
significantly reduced at times to a quarter mile or less and
northerly winds will increase. This is when tree limbs may break
or some trees are uprooted, especially where temperatures hover
near 32 degrees. The result would be additional power outages.

As snowfall rates reach or exceed 1 inch per hour, accumulation
on roads will quickly become much more efficient and this will
make it difficult for road crews to keep up. Travel is not
recommended.

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ013-016>019-PAZ070-071-071830-
New Castle-Cecil-Western Monmouth-Salem-Gloucester-Camden-
Northwestern Burlington-Delaware-Philadelphia-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Elkton, Freehold, Pennsville,
Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Mount Holly, Media,
and Philadelphia
1130 AM EST Wed Mar 7 2018

...HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

A mix of snow and rain or just rain will change to snow into this
afternoon. Bands of heavy snow with rates to around an inch per
hour should develop this afternoon across the region, especially
between 1 PM to 6 PM. Roads will quickly become slush to snow
covered as the snowfall rates increase and temperatures drop some,
resulting in hazardous travel by late this afternoon. Visibility
will be significantly reduced at times to a quarter mile and
northerly winds will increase and be gusty. As heavy wet snow
accumulates on trees and power lines, tree limbs may break or some
trees are uprooted. The result would be additional power outages.

When snowfall rates reach or exceed 1 inch per hour and
temperatures drop some, accumulation on roads will quickly become
much more efficient. Travel is not recommended this afternoon.

$$

Gorse


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