Winter Storm Watch Issued

Winter Storm Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
321 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016

...A MAJOR STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA FROM LATE FRIDAY INTO
SUNDAY...

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071-101>104-106-211000-
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NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-
CAROLINE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-
CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-
EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...
READING...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...
WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...
NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
321 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY
MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHERN NEW
  JERSEY...DELAWARE...AND MARYLAND`S UPPER EASTERN SHORE.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 16 INCHES IN THE
  VICINITY OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR...8 TO 12 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN
  SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...AND CENTRAL
  DELMARVA. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER
  SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE DELMARVA WHERE A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN IS
  EXPECTED DURING THE EVENT.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY EVENING...PRIMARILY
  AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE...THEN CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH INLAND WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
  NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CLOSER TO
  THE COAST.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S.

* IMPACTS...SNOW MAY BE DRY AND PUFFY 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 ACCUMULATION DURING THE
  EVENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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

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