Winter Storm Warning until 08:00PM
...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST LATE THIS MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD. THE AXIS OF HEAVIER SNOW IS NOW EXPECTED TO ALSO IMPACT AREAS AS FAR WEST AS THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE. ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...
* LOCATION...PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...CENTRAL DELAWARE AND PARTS OF EASTERN MARYLAND.
* HAZARD TYPE...SNOW.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE EARLY EVENING. A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH MID AFTERNOON WHEN SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS TODAY WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. EVEN INTERSTATES OR HIGHWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM.
* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH ALONG THE COAST.
* VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES...MID 20S.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ATLANTIC ... COASTAL ATLANTIC ... COASTAL OCEAN ... CUMBERLAND ... OCEAN ... SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON
Instructions:
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING OUR TRAINED SPOTTER LINE...POSTING TO THE NWS MOUNT HOLLY FACEBOOK PAGE OR USING TWITTER. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS FOR THIS STORM ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER
Address/Location
Linwood NJ Public Safety
Linwood City Hall
Linwood, NJ 08221
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-927-4108
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP LINWOOD followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Warning