DEZ001-002-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ016-021-PAZ070-052100-
/O.EXA.KPHI.WS.A.0004.130306T0900Z-130306T2300Z/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SALEM-
CUMBERLAND-DE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.WILMINGTON.DOVER.CHESTERTOWN.
CENTREVILLE.EASTON.DENTON.PENNSVILLE.MILLVILLE.MEDIA
414 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH.WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* LOCATIONS.THE NORTHEASTERN SHORE OF MD, N. AND CNTL DE, EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PA & PORTIONS OF S. NJ.
* HAZARD TYPES.SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS.SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.
* TIMING.MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL PROBABLY BEGIN BETWEEN MIDNIGHT & 5 AM WED & CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH & CHANGE TO RAIN DURING THE DAY, BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW TOWARD EVENING. TEMPS ARE FORECAST TO BE ABOVE FREEZING & THIS WILL ASSIST MELTING ON TREATED SURFACES. NEVERTHELESS. SOME SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGHOUT THIS AREA DURING & ESPECIALLY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT ENOUGH WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE TO CAUSE A FEW BRANCHES TO BREAK & FORCE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
* WINDS.NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
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.
