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Hackettstown Police Department
Wednesday January 1st, 2014 :: 08:35 a.m. EST

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**WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING(1/2/14) THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING(1/3/14

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN POCONOS...PORTIONS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY...AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THURSDAY EVENING AS SNOW BEGINS TO ACCUMULATE. THIS WILL BE A DRY PUFFY SNOW, AND AS WINDS INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. ROAD PLOWING OPERATIONS WILL ALSO BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED. THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL FACTORS SO OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE MINIMIZED IF POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 23 ABOVE. 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.

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Address/Location
Hackettstown Police Department
215 Stiger St
Hackettstown, NJ 07840

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 908-852-3302

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Alert Details

Severity:
Unknown - Severity unknown
Urgency:
Unknown - Urgency not known
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Storm Watch

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