[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Special Weather Statement 12:46:15.2931

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1246 PM EST Wed Mar 7 2018

NJZ001-007>010-012-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-101>106-071945-
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
1246 PM EST Wed Mar 7 2018

...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

Bands of very heavy snow with rates around 2 inches per hour will
continue across the region this afternoon. Roads have quickly
become snow covered, resulting in very hazardous conditions.
Visibility will be significantly reduced to one quarter of a mile.
Due to heavy wet snow sticking to trees, tree limbs may break or
some trees become uprooted especially where temperatures hover
near 32 degrees. The result would be additional power outages.

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

$$

DEZ001-002-MDZ008-012-NJZ013-016>019-PAZ070-071-071945-
New Castle-Kent-Cecil-Kent MD-Western Monmouth-Salem-Gloucester-
Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Delaware-Philadelphia-
Including the cities of Wilmington, Dover, Elkton, Chestertown,
Freehold, Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown,
Mount Holly, Media, and Philadelphia
1246 PM EST Wed Mar 7 2018

...HEAVY SNOW WITH RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

Bands of heavy snow with rates up to 2 inches per hour and temperatures
dropping close to freezing this afternoon is resulting in rapidly
deteriorating conditions. Roads will quickly become slush to snow
covered during heavier snowfall rates. Visibility will be significantly
reduced to one quarter of a mile and northerly winds increase and
are locally gusty. As heavy wet snow accumulates on trees and
power lines, tree limbs may break or some trees become uprooted.
The result would be additional power outages.

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

$$

Gorse


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