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Butler Borough
Saturday March 11th, 2017 :: 03:54 p.m. EST

Community

Winter Storm Watch until 08:00PM Tuesday

...A MAJOR COASTAL STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY... .Low pressure will develop off the Carolina coast Monday and move northeast toward the Mid-Atlantic by Tuesday. Heavy precipitation will develop along and west of the track of the low. Temperatures will be cold enough for snow in much of the area Monday night and Tuesday with substantial snow accumulations possible. ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Winter Storm Watch, which is in effect from Monday evening through Tuesday evening.

* LOCATIONS...Eastern Pennsylvania, all but far southeastern New Jersey, northern Delaware, and the northern portions of the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

* HAZARD TYPES...Heavy snow and strong winds.

* ACCUMULATIONS...Potential for storm total snowfall greater than 6 inches. However, there remains uncertainty in exact totals as a sharp gradient will exist between the heaviest snowfall and locations where very little snow may occur. Changes to the forecast track of the storm can result in substantial changes in the total accumulations.

* TIMING...Snow begins Monday evening from southwest to northeast across the watch area. Snow will continue on Tuesday with potential for transition to a wintry mix or rain southeast of I-95. Any wintry mix or rain may transition back to snow Tuesday evening before diminishing Tuesday night.

* IMPACTS...Heavy snow may cause significant travel disruptions.

* WINDS...Northeast 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. The highest winds should occur southeast of the I-295 corridor.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ATLANTIC ... CAMDEN ... CUMBERLAND ... EASTERN MONMOUTH ... GLOUCESTER ... HUNTERDON ... MERCER ... MIDDLESEX ... MORRIS ... NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON ... OCEAN ... SALEM ... SOMERSET ... SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON ... SUSSEX ... WARREN ... WESTERN MONMOUTH

Instructions:

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. Snowfall and ice accumulation forecast maps in addition to experimental probabilistic snowfall information for the latest event are available online at www.weather.gov/phi/winter

Address/Location
Butler Borough
10 High St
Butler, NJ 07405

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 973-838-4100

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Storm Watch

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