Edit - Winter Storm Warning Sun-Mon 3/1-3/2-DE/NJ/SE PA

[angelwing]

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
410 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009
DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-
PAZ067>071-282200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.A.0005.090301T2300Z-090302T1700Z/
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-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...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...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
410 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH. IT
IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING.

A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN STATES THIS MORNING. PART OF THE LOW WILL BE EJECTED
NORTHEASTWARD AND IT MAY BRING A LIGHT WINTRY MIX TO OUR REGION
FROM TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. HOWEVER, THE MAIN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
SHOULD PASS OFF CAPE HATTERAS ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND IT COULD BRING
US A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

IT APPEARS AS THOUGH A GOOD PORTION OF DELAWARE, NORTHEASTERN
MARYLAND, SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY MIGHT RECEIVE
AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF SNOW FROM LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEKEND WITH THE LATEST
INFORMATION REGARDING THE POTENTIAL SNOW EVENT.

[Stephanie]

You know, it never happens at a good time. I had a BAD DAY on Friday, I took work home this weekend and I will have to go in on Monday. WTH???

[Stephanie]

Right now it looks like the bulk of the storm is in warmer air and on Monday per the GFS, but changing over to snow later:

http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod ... _042.shtml

http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod ... _048.shtml

[Stephanie]

We now have ourselves a warning;

Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
530 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2009

...HEAVY SNOW FROM TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE, LOCATED OVER GEORGIA EARLY THIS MORNING, WILL
INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO
PASS WELL TO THE EAST OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY ON MONDAY.
HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BRING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF SNOW TO OUR
REGION FROM TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.

NJZ008>010-012>015-017>020-026-027-PAZ067>071-012200-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0005.090301T2300Z-090302T2100Z/
MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-
BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
530 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 600 PM THIS EVENING
UNTIL 400 PM ON MONDAY.

MORE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD UP INTO OUR REGION FROM THE SOUTH
THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH A LITTLE SLEET AT THE ONSET.
THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY, AND IT
WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK OF THE STORM, IT APPEARS AS
THOUGH 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN THE PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTIES OF CHESTER, MONTGOMERY, BUCKS, DELAWARE AND
PHILADELPHIA. THE SAME AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEW JERSEY
COUNTIES OF MORRIS, HUNTERDON, SOMERSET, MIDDLESEX, MERCER,
MONMOUTH, OCEAN, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN AND GLOUCESTER. SLIGHTLY
LOWER AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST, HOWEVER,
EVEN THERE TOTALS SHOULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES.

THE STEADY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IN THE REGION FROM THIS EVENING INTO
MONDAY.

$$


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[Stephanie]

They were pretty much spot on with this forecast. We did have a second wave come through, right in time for the morning rush hour. I had to go to work today and it took me twice as long - 2 hours - to get there. The roads were horrendous since a new coating of snow was being created during rush hour. Not many people on the road but it was still just BAD. This was probably one of the worst storms I've driven through, right up there with a few ice storms I've had to drive through during the early 1990's. There was one year in particular, I think it was 1994 where we had about three ice storms within a two week span.

[angelwing]

They were, I was home yesterday, I didn't go to either job because I'm sick, so I would have called out anyway. We got about a foot where I live, this morning I went in and the roads were all good (with the exception of 545 in NJ-that was ice covered). I was surprised to see the side streets plowed where I live now, when I lived in Philly it was a miracle if they ever got plowed at all!