Saturday, February 21, 2015

Advisories Upgraded to Winter Storm Warnings

Winter Storm Warning (New Jersey)
Feb 21, at 16:18 EST
Feb 22, at 01:00 EST
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
...WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC THIS EVENING...

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BRIEFLY CHANGING TO SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE IN SOME SPOTS. WARMER AIR WILL MOVE IN...ALLOWING THE SNOW TO BRIEFLY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE EVENING BEFORE QUICKLY CHANGING OVER TO RAIN. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS INTO THE EVENING. POOR VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE- HALF MILE ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.
Camden; Coastal Ocean; Eastern Monmouth; Gloucester; Middlesex; Northwestern Burlington; Ocean; Salem; Southeastern Burlington; Western Monmouth
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