First Winter Storm Warning of the 2014 Season

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Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1125 AM EST WED NOV 26 2014

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-270030-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-141127T0300Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
1125 AM EST WED NOV 26 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY AND THE POCONOS OF SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE MID EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TODAY AND THIS EVENING. ANYONE WITH HOLIDAY TRAVEL PLANS ARE URGED TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS...OR TRAVEL AFTER ROADS ARE CLEARED ON THURSDAY. SNOW COULD ALSO OBSCURE ROAD SIGNS. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE THE WET SNOW COULD KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1146 AM EST WED NOV 26 2014

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ007>010-012-015-PAZ060>062-070-071-101>106-261830-
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-
MIDDLESEX-MERCER-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...
WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE. NEW BRUNSWICK ...TRENTON...READING ...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
EASTON ...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...
WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...
NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN

1146 AM EST WED NOV 26 2014

.NOW...
RAIN HAS BEGUN TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW, AND LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. LIGHT RAIN OR SLEET MAY CONTINUE TO MIX IN AT TIMES, BUT THE PRECIPITATION IS NOW EXPECTED TO REMAIN ALL SNOW FOR MOST AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE
LOWER TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE AS WELL. A FEW ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES AND RUMBLES OF THUNDER MAY ALSO OCCUR. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ROADWAY CONDITIONS.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
403 AM EST WED NOV 26 2014

NJZ001-007>010-PAZ054-055-060>062-101-103-105-270915-
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-403 AM EST WED NOV 26 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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