Full Notification

Issued by MeteoAlarm
Philadelphia, PA
3:21pm EST, Wed Jan 20
... 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... POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 16 INCHES IN EASTERN MARYLAND... NORTHERN DELAWARE, FAR SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHWEST NEW JERSEY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 8 TO 12 INCHES FARTHER NORTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST IN DELAWARE AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY WHERE A CHANGEOVER TO SLEET AND THEN RAIN IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENT. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SATURDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY EVENING... PRIMARILY AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE... THEN CONTINUE TO BE 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 60 MPH CLOSER TO THE COAST ON SATURDAY.
* TEMPERATURES... IN THE LOW 30S.
* IMPACTS... SNOW MAY BE DRY AND FLUFFY 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 COULD 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 ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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