Thursday, January 21, 2016

***BLIZZARD WATCH ISSUED***

Blizzard Watch (New Jersey)
Jan 21, at 10:37 AM EST
Jan 24, at 10:00 AM EST
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
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

...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.
Mercer; Middlesex; Somerset
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