Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Snow Squall Update

Special Weather Statement (New Jersey)
Jan 12, at 19:06 PM EST
Jan 13, at 05:00 AM EST
...A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL MOVING INTO THE DELAWARE VALLEY...

* AT 657 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SNOW SQUALL...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MILLRIFT TO WESTTOWN TO NEAR FALLSTON MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THROUGH THE 8 PM THE SNOW SQUALL WILL MOVE INTO THE DELAWARE VALLEY INCLUDING PHILADELPHIA...TRENTON...AND WILMINGTON. * VISIBILITIES NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL LIKELY FALL IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR. LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED THROUGH 9 PM EST INCLUDE...

PHILADELPHIA...TRENTON...CAMDEN...WILMINGTON...NEW BRUNSWICK...

NEWARK...EASTON...MIDDLETOWN...WEST CHESTER...MORRISTOWN...ELKTON...

SOMERVILLE...GLOUCESTER CITY...NEWTON...SOMERSET...EDISON...

CALVERT...BETHLEHEM...BENSALEM AND EAST BRUNSWICK. 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.
Atlantic; Camden; Cumberland; Eastern Monmouth; Gloucester; Hunterdon; Mercer; Middlesex; Morris; Northwestern Burlington; Ocean; Salem; Somerset; Southeastern Burlington; Warren; Western Monmouth
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