Mid Atlantic Winter 2010-2011

[Stephanie]

Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
351 PM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-
060>062-067>071-102100-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-
CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
351 PM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...NORTHERN
DELAWARE...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW
JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

ANOTHER WINTER WEATHER EVENT WILL OCCUR TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
DOUBLE BARREL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION. THE
SOONER THEY CAN CONSOLIDATE, INTENSIFY AND THE EVENTUAL TRACK WILL
HAVE A BEARING AS TO HOW MAJOR THIS EVENT WILL BE. AT THE LEAST
THIS SHOULD HAVE A MODERATE IMPACT EVENT ACROSS THE AREA WITH
GREATER CHANCES OF THE LOW HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT IN PENNSYLVANIA
AND NEW JERSEY. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE SNOW WITH
POSSIBLY SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION AT OR NEAR THE DELAWARE AND NEW
JERSEY COASTS. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE A FACTOR FOR THE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE AND WHETHER ITS OVER OT NOT HAVE A
GREATER IMPACT ON THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE AS WELL AS ANY
OVERNIGHT TRAVEL ON TUESDAY NIGHT. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE ALONG THE SHORE WITH THE TUESDAY NIGHT HIGH TIDE CYCLE.

PLEASE LOOK FOR PROBABLE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ON MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$


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[angelwing]

this is interesting, 6+ for Lansdale PA, 4+ for Burlington County NJ (on another email I got), looks like I may be home Wed if this pans out:


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
401 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-
MERCER-BERKS-LEHIGH-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...READING...
ALLENTOWN...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
401 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS: 6 INCHES OR MORE.

* TIMING: THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME STEADIER AND
HEAVIER TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER TO SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WOULD STICK TO ROADWAYS, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT
EXCLUSIVELY UNTREATED ONES. SNOWFALL RATES WOULD CAUSE THE
VISIBILITY TO DROP TO OR BELOW ONE-HALF MILE FOR A PERIOD OF
TIME. DRIVING WOULD BECOME HAZARDOUS.

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.

[Stephanie]

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
354 PM EST MON JAN 10 2011

DEZ001-NJZ016>019-021>023-027-PAZ070-071-111100-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0002.110111T2100Z-110112T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0002.110111T1900Z-110112T1500Z/
NEW CASTLE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MILLVILLE...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA
354 PM EST MON JAN 10 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO
10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING: THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO START DURING TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER TUESDAY NIGHT. THE
SNOW SHOULD TAPER TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL STICK TO ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY BUT NOT
EXCLUSIVELY UNTREATED ONES. SNOWFALL RATES WILL CAUSE THE
VISIBILITY TO DROP TO OR BELOW ONE-HALF MILE FOR A PERIOD OF
TIME. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. THE TUESDAY EVENING AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTES EACH MAY BE HAZARDOUS. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE AFTER THE SNOWFALL...AND BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATER ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED...AND THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$


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[angelwing]

Time to dig out the manual for 4-wheel drive , Ill be hitting snow in all 3 zones

[Stephanie]

Time to dig out the manual for 4-wheel drive , Ill be hitting snow in all 3 zones

Maybe you can become our "Winter Storm" chaser.

[angelwing]

Time to dig out the manual for 4-wheel drive , Ill be hitting snow in all 3 zones

Maybe you can become our "Winter Storm" chaser.

[Bizzles]

In Hightstown at work, clouds already rolling in. Hoping the Quattro does well on the trip back south to North Hanover around 5pm. Good Luck everybody!

[Bizzles]

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
451 AM EST TUE JAN 11 2011

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA LATE TODAY INTO
WEDNESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TODAY WILL TRACK
NORTHEASTWARD. MEANWHILE... ENERGY WILL ARRIVE FROM THE WEST LATE
TODAY AND TONIGHT TO ALLOW THE COASTAL STORM TO STRENGTHEN. THIS
STORM IS FORECAST TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS
IT PASSES OUR LATITUDE.

DEZ001-NJZ016>019-021>023-027-PAZ067>071-111800-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0002.110111T1900Z-110112T1500Z/
NEW CASTLE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-
MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MILLVILLE...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...WHARTON STATE FOREST...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
451 AM EST TUE JAN 11 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTHWEST
TO NORTHEAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE
TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER DURING TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL STICK TO UNTREATED ROADWAYS. SNOWFALL RATES
CAN CAUSE THE VISIBILITY TO DROP TO ONE-HALF MILE FOR A PERIOD
OF TIME... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING OVERNIGHT. DRIVING
WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE COULD BECOME
SLIPPERY... HOWEVER THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE COULD BE
RATHER HAZARDOUS.

* WINDS: ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST AND TURN
GUSTY AFTER THE SNOWFALL... WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW OCCURRING WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF
YOU NEED TO TRAVEL... USE EXTRA CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON SIDE ROADS
AND WHILE CROSSING BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES.
REMEMBER... BRIDGES TEND TO ICE UP BEFORE THE ROADWAY DOES.

&&

[Bizzles]

Slight chance for thunder snow btw 2200 & 0300!!

[Bizzles]

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
941 AM EST TUE JAN 11 2011

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ013>027-PAZ060-067>071-
111800-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-
MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-
CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...
GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...
JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...
DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
941 AM EST TUE JAN 11 2011

.NOW...
FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE MOVING INTO THE REGION AND
WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE
STEADIER SNOW, ASSOCIATED WITH THE COASTAL SYSTEM, IS STARTING TO
MOVE INTO SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND WILL REACH OUR SOUTHERN AREAS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

$$

MEOLA

[Stephanie]

Driving home I hit a mix with the temps at 32 degrees. It has since changed to snow and is accumulating.

[Stephanie]

Snowfall Obs from NWS:

Raw Snowfall Observations
Station ID Name Elev.(ft) Raw Snowfall(in) Duration(hours) Date (UTC) Distance
3131O_MADIS MANTUA TWP 1.5 E, NJ 79 5.80 24 2011-01-12 11 4.3 mi NNW
39.8680_075.1861 NATIONAL PARK (X3990752) 20 5.00 7 2011-01-12 07 12.1 mi NNW
39.8680_075.1861 NATIONAL PARK (X3990752) 20 5.00 8 2011-01-12 07 12.1 mi NNW
39.8680_075.1861 NATIONAL PARK (X3990752) 20 5.00 10 2011-01-12 07 12.1 mi NNW
39.9523_075.1638 PHILADELPHIA (X4000752) 177 5.00 10 2011-01-12 07 17.4 mi NNW

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Snow Depth Observations Station ID Name Elev.(ft) Snow Depth(in) Date (UTC) Distance
3131O_MADIS MANTUA TWP 1.5 E, NJ 79 6.10 2011-01-12 11 4.3 mi NNW
KPHL PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPT 13 6.00 2011-01-12 12 13 mi NW
PENN4 PENNSAUKEN,NJ 62 7.00 2011-01-12 11 17 mi NNE
MLTN4 MOUNT LAUREL NJ 49 7.00 2011-01-12 12 22.5 mi NE
6001C_MADIS PHILADELPHIA 4.7 NE, PA 171 7.50 2011-01-12 12 24.6 mi N

[Stephanie]

I had about 6 inches of snow at my house. Light wind, so it's sitting on all of the trees and shrubs still. It's pretty light and fluffy too.

The further north and east you go, the more snow they received. The NJ shore received an inch or a little more.

[angelwing]

Got up at 3AM it was snowing hard, got a call that we weren't open till noon so went back to bed When i got up at 6 it has stopped and we had about 6 inches, so shoveled & snowplowed, the township already plowed our cul-de-sac(gosh its so much more different than Philly, if I still lived in Philly I would be snowbound for days)so our roads were not bad. Driving home from work last night it took me 2 hours instead of the usual 45 mins, it was really nasty around 10PM

[cycloneye]

Look at those huge waves that the cruise ship Queen Elizabeth is enduring as it sails towards NYC where she arrives tommorow.The ship was at the times of pics just east of Cape Cod.

[Stephanie]

Look at those huge waves that the cruise ship Queen Elizabeth is enduring as it sails towards NYC where she arrives tommorow.The ship was at the times of pics just east of Cape Cod.

Not the best time to sail across the pond...

[vbhoutex]

Look at those huge waves that the cruise ship Queen Elizabeth is enduring as it sails towards NYC where she arrives tommorow.The ship was at the times of pics just east of Cape Cod.

Not the best time to sail across the pond...

Makes my stomach a little quesy just looking at it.

[lester]

Icy mess outside. Street turned into an ice rink after last night's icestorm

[angelwing]

Nothing like doing a split in your driveway at 5AM, then doing 2 and 1/2 donuts on the NE extension of the PA turnpike and getting to work at 9:30!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can't wait to see now if Penndot cleared some of the slush on the roads, it is pouring like crazy now...rather have the snow than the crap I had this AM

[Stephanie]

Nothing like doing a split in your driveway at 5AM, then doing 2 and 1/2 donuts on the NE extension of the PA turnpike and getting to work at 9:30!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can't wait to see now if Penndot cleared some of the slush on the roads, it is pouring like crazy now...rather have the snow than the crap I had this AM

I HATE ice! I'm glad that you're alright though.