Alert archive / New Jersey / Blizzard Watches in 2016
Blizzard Watch 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this blizzard watch at Jan 21, 2016, 10:37 AM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 22, 2016, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2016, 10:37 AM EST (15:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2016, 4:16 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
All 23 counties
Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:38 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
Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 81 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 841 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
311 WWUS41 KPHI 211537 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1037 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY... DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106- 220445- /O.CAN.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.BZ.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN... CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN... CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA... WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE... MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 1037 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN DELAWARE...AND MARYLAND'S UPPER EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARD TYPES...POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH FRIDAY EVENING... PRIMARILY AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE... THEN CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW MAY BE DRY AND FLUFFY AT THE START... BUT WILL BECOME WETTER AND HEAVIER AS THE EVENT UNFOLDS. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO INCREASING SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ DEZ002-NJZ020>022-027-220445- /O.CAN.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.BZ.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ KENT-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...JACKSON...MILLVILLE... HAMMONTON...WHARTON STATE FOREST 1037 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND CENTRAL DELAWARE. * HAZARD TYPES...POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE... WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS MAINLY INLAND FROM THE ATLANTIC COAST. SOME SLEET SHOULD MIX IN ALONG WITH SOME RAIN CLOSER TO THE COAST SATURDAY... WHICH WOULD CUT DOWN THE SNOW ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH FRIDAY EVENING... PRIMARILY AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE... THEN CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS CLOSER TO THE COAST. * VISIBILITIES...ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW MAY BE DRY AND FLUFFY AT THE START... BUT WILL BECOME WETTER AND HEAVIER AS THE EVENT UNFOLDS. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO INCREASING SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ NJZ013-220445- /O.CAN.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.BZ.A.0001.160123T0500Z-160124T1500Z/ WESTERN MONMOUTH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FREEHOLD 1037 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...MONMOUTH COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE. SOME SLEET AND RAIN COULD MIX IN CLOSER TO THE COAST SATURDAY...WHICH WOULD CUT DOWN THE SNOW ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE FRIDAY EVENING AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE... THEN CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW MAY BE DRY AND FLUFFY AT THE START... BUT WILL BECOME WETTER AND HEAVIER AS THE EVENT UNFOLDS. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO INCREASING SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ NJZ010-012-015-220445- /O.CAN.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0500Z-160124T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.BZ.A.0001.160123T0500Z-160124T1500Z/ SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON 1037 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH OVERNIGHT ON FRIDAY NIGHT THEN CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW MAY BE DRY AND FLUFFY AT THE START... BUT WILL BECOME WETTER AND HEAVIER AS THE EVENT UNFOLDS. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO INCREASING SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ PAZ060-101-103-105-220445- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ BERKS-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...READING...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD... COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...PERKASIE 1037 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING... PRIMARILY AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE ACROSS THE AREA... THEN CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY BE DRY AND FLUFFY AT THE START... BUT WILL BECOME WETTER AND HEAVIER AS THE EVENT UNFOLDS. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO INCREASING SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ NJZ007>009-PAZ061-062-220445- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0500Z-160124T1500Z/ WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 1037 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THEN CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY BE DRY AND FLUFFY AT THE START... BUT WILL BECOME WETTER AND HEAVIER AS THE EVENT UNFOLDS. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO INCREASING SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE EVENT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ DEZ003-NJZ014-023-026-220445- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ INLAND SUSSEX-EASTERN MONMOUTH-CAPE MAY-COASTAL OCEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...SANDY HOOK... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...LONG BEACH ISLAND 1037 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS INLAND. MORE MIXING WITH SLEET AND RAIN WILL CUT DOWN ON ACCUMULATIONS CLOSER TO THE COAST. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY LATER FRIDAY EVENING... PRIMARILY AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGEOVER TO SLEET AND RAIN FOR A PERIOD ON SATURDAY...THEN BACK OVER TO SNOW TOWARD THE END OF THE EVENT SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH... WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS CLOSER TO THE COAST. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SLEET AND RAIN ON TOP OF THE SNOW WILL MAKE IT VERY HEAVY AND WET. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE IN SOME AREAS DUE TO INCREASING SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ NJZ001-PAZ054-055-220445- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0800Z-160124T1500Z/ SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 1037 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN TAPER OFF SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT A PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOW OCCURS. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY BE DRY AND AS WINDS INCREASE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY OCCUR. ROADS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$
2 follow-up statements
924 WWUS41 KPHI 212058 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 358 PM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY... DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106- 221000- /O.CON.KPHI.BZ.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN... CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN... CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA... WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE... MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 358 PM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN DELAWARE...AND MARYLAND'S UPPER EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARD TYPES...POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH FRIDAY EVENING...PRIMARILY AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE. IT COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO INCREASING SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ NJZ010-012-013-015-221000- /O.CON.KPHI.BZ.A.0001.160123T0500Z-160124T1500Z/ SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD... TRENTON 358 PM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH FRIDAY EVENING...PRIMARILY AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE. IT COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO INCREASING SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ DEZ002-NJZ020>022-027-221000- /O.CON.KPHI.BZ.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ KENT-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...JACKSON...MILLVILLE... HAMMONTON...WHARTON STATE FOREST 358 PM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND CENTRAL DELAWARE. * HAZARD TYPES...POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS INLAND. SLEET AND RAIN WILL MIX IN WITH THE SNOW... ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST SATURDAY...WHICH WOULD CUT DOWN THE SNOW ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH FRIDAY EVENING... PRIMARILY AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE. IT COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS CLOSER TO THE COAST. * VISIBILITIES...ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO INCREASING SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ PAZ060-101-103-105-221000- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ BERKS-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...READING...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD... COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...PERKASIE 358 PM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH FRIDAY EVENING...PRIMARILY AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE. IT COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO INCREASING SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ NJZ007>009-PAZ061-062-221000- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0500Z-160124T1500Z/ WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 358 PM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THEN CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO INCREASING SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE EVENT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ DEZ003-NJZ014-023-026-221000- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ INLAND SUSSEX-EASTERN MONMOUTH-CAPE MAY-COASTAL OCEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...SANDY HOOK... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...LONG BEACH ISLAND 358 PM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS INLAND. MORE MIXING WITH SLEET AND RAIN COULD CUT DOWN ON ACCUMULATIONS CLOSER TO THE COAST. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING... PRIMARILY AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGEOVER TO SLEET AND RAIN FOR A PERIOD ON SATURDAY...THEN BACK OVER TO SNOW TOWARD THE END OF THE EVENT SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH... WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS CLOSER TO THE COAST. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SLEET AND RAIN ON TOP OF THE SNOW WILL MAKE IT VERY HEAVY AND WET. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE IN SOME AREAS DUE TO INCREASING SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ NJZ001-PAZ054-055-221000- /O.CON.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0800Z-160124T1500Z/ SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 358 PM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN TAPER OFF SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT HEAVIER SNOW MOVES THIS FAR NORTH BUT IT IS STILL UNCERTAIN. * IMPACTS...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY OCCUR AS WINDS INCREASE. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ LSN/JRK
366 WWUS41 KPHI 220916 WSWPHI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 416 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY... DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106- 222230- /O.UPG.KPHI.BZ.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.BZ.W.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN... CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN... CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA... WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE... MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 416 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW, GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN TIMES OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THIS EVENING, PRIMARILY AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WET FOR A TIME SATURDAY. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE ESPECIALLY AS SNOWFALL RATES DURING SATURDAY INCREASE TO 1 TO AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES PER HOUR MOSTLY IN HEAVIER BANDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ NJZ010-012-013-015-222230- /O.UPG.KPHI.BZ.A.0001.160123T0500Z-160124T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.BZ.W.0001.160123T0500Z-160124T1500Z/ SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD... TRENTON 416 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW, GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN TIMES OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE UPPER 20S. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WET FOR A TIME SATURDAY. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE ESPECIALLY AS SNOWFALL RATES DURING SATURDAY INCREASE TO 1 TO AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES PER HOUR MOSTLY IN HEAVIER BANDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ NJZ020-027-222230- /O.UPG.KPHI.BZ.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.BZ.W.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...WHARTON STATE FOREST 416 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW, GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN TIMES OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WET FOR A TIME SATURDAY. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE ESPECIALLY AS SNOWFALL RATES DURING SATURDAY INCREASE TO 1 TO AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES PER HOUR MOSTLY IN HEAVIER BANDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ NJZ026-222230- /O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.BZ.W.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ COASTAL OCEAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LONG BEACH ISLAND 416 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER FRIDAY EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGEOVER TO SLEET AND RAIN FOR A PERIOD ON SATURDAY, THEN QUICKLY BACK OVER TO SNOW SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE LOWER 30S. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...AN INITIAL BURST OF SNOW LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY IN COMBINATION WITH STRONG WINDS CAN RESULT IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. HOWEVER, AS THE SNOW MIXES WITH SLEET AND RAIN FOR A TIME SATURDAY ON TOP OF THE SNOW WILL MAKE IT VERY HEAVY AND WET. AS IT TURNS COLDER SATURDAY EVENING, SNOW SHOULD BECOME DRIER AND WHEN COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE IN SOME AREAS DUE TO SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES PER HOUR DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ NJZ014-222230- /O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.BZ.W.0001.160123T0500Z-160124T1500Z/ EASTERN MONMOUTH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SANDY HOOK 416 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW, GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN TIMES OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATER THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY AROUND 30 DEGREES. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WET FOR A TIME SATURDAY. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE ESPECIALLY AS SNOWFALL RATES DURING SATURDAY INCREASE TO 1 TO AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES PER HOUR MOSTLY IN HEAVIER BANDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ DEZ002-NJZ021-022-222230- /O.UPG.KPHI.BZ.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ KENT-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON 416 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING, PRIMARILY AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE. THE SHOULD WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY AND ALSO BECOME WETTER BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD MIX WITH SLEET AND/OR RAIN FOR A TIME SATURDAY ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW TOWARD SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY AROUND 30. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS TRAVEL. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET FOR A TIME. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE AT TIMES DUE TO INCREASING SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AN INCH OR MORE PER HOUR. 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. SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ PAZ060-101-103-105-222230- /O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ BERKS-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...READING...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD... COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...PERKASIE 416 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THIS EVENING, PRIMARILY AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW MAY BECOME WETTER FOR A TIME SATURDAY. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY WHEN COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO INCREASING SNOWFALL RATES TO 1 TO AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES PER HOUR SATURDAY. IN ADDITION, GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET, AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ NJZ007>009-PAZ061-062-222230- /O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0500Z-160124T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0001.160123T0500Z-160124T1500Z/ WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 416 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE FRIDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW MAY BECOME WETTER FOR A TIME SATURDAY. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY WHEN COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE AT TIMES DUE TO INCREASING SNOWFALL RATES SATURDAY. IN ADDITION, GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. 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. SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ DEZ003-NJZ023-222230- /O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ INLAND SUSSEX-CAPE MAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGETOWN...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE 416 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGEOVER TO SLEET AND RAIN FOR A PERIOD ON SATURDAY, THEN BACK OVER TO SNOW TOWARD SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RISING THROUGH THE 30S TONIGHT, THEN DROPPING BACK TOWARD FREEZING LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...A BURST OF SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL ALLOW FOR QUICK ACCUMULATIONS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. THE SNOW WILL THEN BECOME WETTER OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING, THEN MAY BECOME DRIER AGAIN LATER SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SLEET AND RAIN ON TOP OF THE SNOW WILL MAKE IT VERY HEAVY AND WET. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ROADS COULD BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET, AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ DEZ004-NJZ024-222230- /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ DELAWARE BEACHES-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REHOBOTH BEACH...OCEAN CITY 416 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGEOVER TO SLEET AND RAIN FOR A PERIOD ON SATURDAY, THEN BACK OVER TO SNOW TOWARD SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RISING THROUGH THE 30S TONIGHT, THEN DROPPING BACK TOWARD FREEZING LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...A BURST OF SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL ALLOW FOR QUICK ACCUMULATIONS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. THE SNOW WILL THEN BECOME WETTER OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING, THEN MAY BECOME DRIER AGAIN LATER SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SLEET AND RAIN ON TOP OF THE SNOW WILL MAKE IT VERY HEAVY AND WET. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ROADS COULD BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS. 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. SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ NJZ025-222230- /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ COASTAL ATLANTIC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATLANTIC CITY 416 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGEOVER TO SLEET AND RAIN FOR A PERIOD ON SATURDAY, THEN BACK OVER TO SNOW TOWARD SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RISING THROUGH THE 30S TONIGHT, THEN DROPPING BACK TOWARD FREEZING LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...A BURST OF SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL ALLOW FOR QUICK ACCUMULATIONS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. THE SNOW WILL THEN BECOME WETTER OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING, THEN MAY BECOME DRIER AGAIN LATER SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SLEET AND RAIN ON TOP OF THE SNOW WILL MAKE IT VERY HEAVY AND WET. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ROADS COULD BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET, AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ NJZ001-PAZ054-055-222230- /O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0800Z-160124T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0003.160123T1100Z-160124T1500Z/ SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 416 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN TAPER OFF LATER SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT SOME HEAVIER SNOW MOVES THIS FAR NORTH. * IMPACTS...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY OCCUR AS WINDS INCREASE. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY IN THE LOWER 20S. 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. SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 10:56 AM EST | High Wind Watch | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May, Ocean | 17 hr |
| Jan 21, 11:50 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | PHI | 6 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:53 PM EST | Storm Warning | PHI | 53 hr |
Nearby
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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.