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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
434 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

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110930-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
434 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...NORTHERN
DELAWARE...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW
JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY 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.

   BLIZZARD WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

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Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
604 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

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NEW CASTLE-CECIL-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...FREEHOLD...
SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...
MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...LONG BEACH ISLAND...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA
604 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...A MASSIVE WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA TODAY INTO
TONIGHT...

SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATED LAST NIGHT WITH MANY AREAS
HAVING THE SNOW CHANGE TO SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN. AS A
COASTAL STORM OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST MOVES NORTH AND
NORTHEASTWARD TODAY AND INTENSIFIES, COLDER AIR WILL WRAP BACK IN
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING. THIS WILL CHANGE ANY MIXED
PRECIPITATION BACK OVER TO SNOW. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE
LOWER TO MID 30S EARLY THIS MORNING, AND WILL DROP A FEW DEGREES
AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES.

THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASINGLY STRONG WINDS BY LATE
MORNING AND ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WITH WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MILES PER
HOUR THIS AFTERNOON, BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP.
THE ROAD CONDITIONS AND THE VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO WORSEN
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR THE LATEST
DEVELOPMENTS AS THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION UNFOLDS.

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Blizzard Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
433 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTRY WEATHER LAST NIGHT WILL INTENSIFY TODAY AND CAUSE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
TONIGHT...

.AN EXPLOSIVELY DEVELOPING NOR/EASTER WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO
MUCH OF OUR AREA TODAY AND THIS EVENING...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
EXPECTED FOR MANY AREAS.

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/O.NEW.KPHI.BZ.W.0002.100210T0933Z-100211T0500Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-HUNTERDON-
SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...
CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
433 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A COASTAL STORM DEVELOPING OFF THE CENTRAL MID ATLANTIC COAST
BEFORE SUNRISE WILL INTENSIFY EXPLOSIVELY TODAY. SNOW...AS WELL AS
SLEET AND EVEN SOME FREEZING RAIN NEAR...SOUTH...AND EAST OF
PHILADELPHIA WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW DURING THIS MORNING AS THE
STORM MOVES NORTHWARD. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO BACK TO NORTHEAST
AND NORTH AND BRING COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION. WITH HEAVY SNOW
EXPECTED TO DECREASE VISIBILITIES...AND STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 35
TO 45 MILES AN HOUR THIS AFTERNOON...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AT TIMES MAINLY FROM ABOUT MIDDAY AND THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY PERSISTING INTO EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING
OFF. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THIS EVENING SO
THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AS
WELL TONIGHT.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 12 TO 22
INCHES INTO EARLY TONIGHT...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS STRADDLING
THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR.

NEAR-BLIZZARD OR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE RARE FOR OUR AREA...SO
IT IS LIKELY THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT REALIZE THE PERIL THAT EXISTS
IN VENTURING OUT IN SUCH STORMS. LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE...AND DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT BEST DURING THIS
WINTER STORM TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
THAT TRAVEL BE CURTAILED DUE TO THE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...AND
ONLY DRIVE IF IT IS TRULY AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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