Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Snow Squall Moving In

Special Weather Statement (New Jersey)
Jan 12, at 18:08 PM EST
Jan 13, at 05:00 AM EST
...A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL MOVING INTO SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

* AT 601 PM EST...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HIAWATHA TO WYOMISSING TO NEAR BOONSBORO...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES NEAR ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL LIKELY FALL IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR. * THE SNOW SQUALL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE DELAWARE VALLEY INCLUDING THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM EST. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THIS DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY SLICK ROADS COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE SQUALL PASSES YOUR LOCATION. A RAPID DROP IN TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO THE RAPID FORMATION OF BLACK ICE ON AREA ROADWAYS. BLACK ICE IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE AND ROADWAYS MAY APPEAR WET. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND AROUND CURVES. ALLOW PLENTY OF STOPPING DISTANCE AND AVOID BRAKING SUDDENLY. LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED THROUGH 8 PM EST INCLUDE...

PHILADELPHIA...ALLENTOWN...READING...WILMINGTON...NEWARK...EASTON...

WEST CHESTER...MORRISTOWN...SOMERVILLE...NEWTON...LEHIGHTON...

MONTAGUE...MOUNT POCONO...SOMERSET...CALVERT...BETHLEHEM...

BRIDGEWATER...EWING...NORRISTOWN AND POTTSTOWN.
Gloucester; Hunterdon; Mercer; Middlesex; Morris; Salem; Somerset; Warren
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