WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 315 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 TODAY 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.
HOWEVER...ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS OF DELAWARE AND
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, RAIN IS STILL EXPECTED TO FALL FOR A FEW MORE
HOURS BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING.
SNOWFALL TOTALS ALONG THE COAST ARE FORECASTED TO BE SLIGHTLY LESS
THAN INTERIOR SECTIONS.
THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...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 AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD
OCCUR.
WINDS ALONG THE COAST COULD GUST UP TO 50 MPH DURING THE HEIGHT
OF THE STORM AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. 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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