KENT-TALBOT-CAROLINE-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...EASTON...DENTON...JACKSON...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND...
WHARTON STATE FOREST
1110 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017
...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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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
