WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 138 AM 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.
SNOW WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE REGION TODAY. THE SNOWFALL RATE
WILL INCREASE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. DUE
TO THE FROZEN GROUND, ANY SNOW THAT FALLS WILL ACCUMULATE. BY LATE
MORNING, THE SNOW WILL BE FALLING HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW COULD
ACCUMULATE AT THE RATE OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR AT TIMES THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AT THE PEAK OF THE STORM. STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 18 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
ARE EXPECTED IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, INLAND DELAWARE AND
NORTHEAST MARYLAND AND SOME AREAS COULD SEE 20 INCHES.
HOWEVER, ALONG THE COAST OF DELAWARE, RAIN IS FORECAST THIS
MORNING. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATION ON THE DELAWARE COAST IS FORECAST TO BE 4 TO 6
INCHES.
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. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT 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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