WINTER STORM WATCH
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
320 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2004
.A COMPLEX WINTER STORM WILL BE AFFECTING THE REGION BEGINNING LATE
SUNDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. IN SOME
AREAS WELL NORTH OF PHILADELPHIA...SNOW COULD CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING...THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE
OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN IN EXTREME SOUTHERN DELAWARE WITH THE
CHANGEOVER GRADUALLY WORKING IT WAY NORTHWARD DURING THE DAY MONDAY.
DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ009-010-012>027-PAZ060-061-067>071-250400-
ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-
CAPE MAY NJ-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-
CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-
HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-
NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-
SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH
BEGINNING SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY INTO TUESDAY
MORNING...
SPECIFICALLY THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN PENNSYLVANIA...
BERKS...BUCKS...CHESTER...DELAWARE...LEHIGH...MONTGOMERY...AND
PHILADELPHIA.
IN NEW JERSEY...
ATLANTIC...BURLINGTON...CAMDEN...CAPE MAY...CUMBERLAND...GLOUCESTER
HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MONMOUTH...OCEAN...SALEM...SOMERSET.
COASTAL AREAS ARE ALSO INCLUDED.
IN MARYLAND...
CECIL
IN DELAWARE...
NEW CASTLE.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
SUNDAY NIGHT. A CHANGEOVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FROM
PHILADELPHIA SOUTH AND EASTWARD IS FORECAST TO OCCUR DURING THE DAY
MONDAY. TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF PHILADELPHIA...THE SNOW COULD
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE FROM PHILADELPHIA NORTH AND WESTWARD. IN CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...EXTREME NORTHEAST MARYLAND AND NORTHERN
DELAWARE...4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
THE REASON FOR THIS WINTRY WEATHER EVENT IS COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BE EXTENDING SOUTHWARD FROM EASTERN CANADA WHILE LOW PRESSURE FROM
THE MIDWEST MOVES EAST AND REFORMS OVER THE CAROLINAS MONDAY. THE
HIGH TO THE NORTH WILL MAINTAIN THE COLD AIR WHILE THE LOW TO THE
SOUTH WILL BRING IN THE MOISTURE.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE, BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THIS TIME, HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE
BEGINNING SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY WITH SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN ALSO POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING
CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
FURTHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.
THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS
ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT http://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI .
$$
RNS
They increased the snowfall from 3 - 8 inches to 5 - 9 inches for my area! They have also included Tuesday. It was originally Sunday afternoon - Sunday evening.
WSW from Philadelphia/Mt.Holly NWS
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They finally included us...while I think 5-9" is a *bit* too high, I think the WSW expantion was good idea...since both the MM5 and the ETA are showing pretty good totals around here and are both reliable short term models!Who is online
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