Jan 22, at 06:04 AM EST
Jan 24, at 10:00 AM EST
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
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY...
.STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK TO OUR SOUTH AND EAST TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT, BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF OUR AREA.
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY...
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW, GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN TIMES OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 14 INCHES, WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS INLAND. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH 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 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE UPPER 20S TO 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 SHOULD BECOME MORE WET FOR A TIME SATURDAY ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST. 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.
Eastern Monmouth; Mercer; Middlesex; Somerset; Western Monmouth
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