Alert archive / Delaware / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015

Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

February 25, 2015Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this winter storm warning at Feb 25, 2015, 9:54 PM EST for Sussex County, Delaware. It took effect at Feb 26, 2015, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 25, 2015, 9:54 PM EST (02:54 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 26, 2015, 3:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 26, 2015, 12:06 PM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

County Sussex County, DE

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 84 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2015-02-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2015-02-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2094 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

295 
WWUS41 KPHI 260254
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
954 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015

DEZ003-004-261100-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.150226T0300Z-150226T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0006.150226T0800Z-150226T1800Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH
954 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY.
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPE...ACCUMULATING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 3 AM AND 5 AM THURSDAY
  MORNING, THEN TAPER OFF EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
  AFFECT THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD BE FALLING
  DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS,
  WITH AN IMPACT ON THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH, WITH THE
  HIGHEST GUSTS CLOSER TO THE COAST.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. IF YOU ARE
DRIVING, ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION ESPECIALLY
DURING THURSDAY MORNING. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES, AS THESE TEND TO ICE UP FIRST.

&&

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ016>020-026-027-261100-
/O.EXB.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.150226T1100Z-150226T1800Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...PENNSVILLE...
GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...
JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST
954 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY.

* HAZARD TYPE...ACCUMULATING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES, WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS FOR
  LOCATIONS FARTHER TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
  ADVISORY AREA.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM THURSDAY
  MORNING, THEN TAPER OFF BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS, WITH
  SOME IMPACT DURING THE COURSE OF THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. GIVE YOURSELF SOME
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION DURING THURSDAY MORNING.
USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED
SURFACES, AS THESE TEND TO ICE UP FIRST.

&&

$$

DEZ002-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ021>025-261100-
/O.EXT.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.150226T0900Z-150226T1800Z/
KENT-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-
CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...
EASTON...DENTON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY
954 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...

* HAZARD TYPE...ACCUMULATING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 4 AM AND 6 AM THURSDAY, THEN
  TAPER OFF EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS,
  WITH AN IMPACT TO THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH, WITH THE
  HIGHEST GUSTS CLOSER TO THE NEW JERSEY COAST.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. GIVE YOURSELF SOME
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION DURING THURSDAY MORNING. USE
EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES,
AS THESE TEND TO ICE UP FIRST.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
799 
WWUS41 KPHI 260925
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
425 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015


DEZ003-004-261800-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH
425 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARD TYPE...ACCUMULATING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE IN BEFORE SUNRISE AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE MORNING COMMUTE BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MID DAY. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD BE FALLING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS
  IS EXPECTED.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH... WITH 
  THE HIGHEST GUSTS CLOSER TO THE COAST.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...NEAR 30 DEGREES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. IF YOU ARE
DRIVING... ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION ESPECIALLY
DURING THURSDAY MORNING. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES... AS THESE TEND TO ICE UP FIRST.

&&

$$

DEZ002-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ021>025-261800-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/
KENT-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-
CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...
EASTON...DENTON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY
425 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARD TYPE...ACCUMULATING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE IN AROUND SUNRISE...THEN TAPER OFF BY
  MID DAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH... WITH THE 
  HIGHEST GUSTS CLOSER TO THE NEW JERSEY COAST.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. GIVE YOURSELF SOME
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION DURING THURSDAY MORNING. USE
EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES...
AS THESE TEND TO ICE UP FIRST.

&&

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ016>020-026-027-261800-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.150226T1100Z-150226T1800Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...PENNSVILLE...
GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...
JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST
425 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARD TYPE...ACCUMULATING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES... WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS 
  FOR LOCATIONS FARTHER TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE 
  ADVISORY AREA.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE IN AFTER SUNRISE...THEN TAPER OFF BY MID
  DAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. GIVE YOURSELF SOME
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION DURING THURSDAY MORNING. USE
EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES...
AS THESE TEND TO ICE UP FIRST.

&&

$$
929 
WWUS41 KPHI 261429
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
929 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015


DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ016>020-026-027-261530-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...PENNSVILLE...
GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...
JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST
929 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

THE PRIMARY SNOW EVENT HAS ENDED IN THESE COUNTIES NEAR AND JUST
SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 95. OTHER THAN A FEW FLURRIES ANOTHER COLD
DAY IS IN PROGRESS.

$$

DEZ003-004-261800-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH
929 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE

* HAZARD TYPE...ACCUMULATING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BE TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY MIDDAY WITH THE
  BULK OF THIS EVENT HAVING ALREADY OCCURRED.

* VISIBILITIES...OCCASIONAL 1/2 MILE VISIBILITY IN SNOW WILL END
  BY 11 AM.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. IF YOU ARE
DRIVING... ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION ESPECIALLY
DURING THURSDAY MORNING. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES... AS THESE TEND TO ICE UP FIRST.

&&

$$

DEZ002-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ021>025-261800-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/
KENT-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-
CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...
EASTON...DENTON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY
929 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARD TYPE...ACCUMULATING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BE TAPERING TO FLURRIES BY MIDDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. GIVE YOURSELF SOME
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION DURING THURSDAY MORNING. USE
EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES...
AS THESE TEND TO ICE UP FIRST.

&&

$$

DRAG
427 
WWUS41 KPHI 261614
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1114 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015


DEZ002-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ021-022-025-261715-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/
KENT-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...
EASTON...DENTON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...ATLANTIC CITY
1114 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MARYLANDS EASTERN SHORE, CENTRAL
DELAWARE AND MOST OF SOUTHEAST NEW JERSEY.  

THE SIX HOUR SNOW EVENT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAPERING TO FLURRIES. 

FLURRIES CAN OCCUR FROM TIME TO TIME THIS AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION BUT ESSENTIALLY THE WORST HAS OCCURRED. 

$$

DEZ003-004-261800-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH
1114 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE

* HAZARD TYPE...ACCUMULATING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAPERING TO FLURRIES AND THE
  WARNING WILL PROBABLY BE CANCELLED BY 1230 PM.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO ANY REMAINING SNOW COVERED
  ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. IF YOU ARE
DRIVING... ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION ESPECIALLY
DURING THURSDAY MORNING. USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES... AS THESE TEND TO ICE UP FIRST.

&&

$$

NJZ023-024-261800-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/
CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY
1114 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...CAPE MAY AND ATLANTIC COUNTIES OF FAR SOUTHERN NEW
  JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPE...ACCUMULATING SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAPERING TO FLURRIES AND THIS
  ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE CANCELLED BY 1230 PM.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. GIVE YOURSELF SOME
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION DURING THURSDAY MORNING. USE
EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES...
AS THESE TEND TO ICE UP FIRST.

&&

$$

DRAG
861 
WWUS41 KPHI 261706
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1206 PM EST THU FEB 26 2015


DEZ003-004-261815-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH
1206 PM EST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SNOW HAS ENDED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REGION. SOME SLICK SPOTS
AND SNOWCOVERED ROADS ARE STILL POSSIBLE FROM SNOW EARLIER TODAY.
FLURRIES ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

NJZ023-024-261815-
/O.CAN.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150226T1800Z/
CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY
1206 PM EST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

SNOW HAS ENDED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REGION. SOME SLICK SPOTS
AND SNOWCOVERED ROADS ARE STILL POSSIBLE FROM SNOW EARLIER TODAY.
FLURRIES ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.