WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1003 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY.
SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AN
HOUR POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE 14 TO 21
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... POSSIBLY REACHING TWO FEET.
THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
AND WILL TAPER OFF TO THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE DELMARVA REGION.
THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH A FEW HEAVIER
SNOW BANDS SETTING UP ACROSS THE REGION. SNOWFALLS COMBINED WITH
NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH
WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
THE ACCUMULATING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GREATLY
REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET... OR ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 835 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST
SUNDAY...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2:00 AM SUNDAY.
STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE STRONG
ONSHORE FLOW HAS CAUSED TIDAL DEPARTURES TO INCREASE. MINOR TIDAL
FLOODING IS EXPECTED AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING.
HIGH TIDE ALONG THE OCEANFRONT OCCURS BETWEEN 9:00 AND 11:00 PM.
HIGH TIDE ON THE BACK BAYS AND ALONG DELAWARE BAY OCCURS LATER
THAN IT DOES ON THE OCEANFRONT.
ROADWAY FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT PARK YOUR VEHICLE IN A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL
FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS, THE WATER MAY BE
DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS.
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