URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 321 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...A MAJOR STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA FROM LATE FRIDAY INTO SUNDAY... DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>023-026-027-PAZ060-070- 071-101>104-106-211000- /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0000Z-160124T1500Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT- CAROLINE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN- CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY- EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON... PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN... MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST... READING...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD... WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN... NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 321 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE...AND MARYLAND`S UPPER EASTERN SHORE. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 16 INCHES IN THE VICINITY OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR...8 TO 12 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...AND CENTRAL DELMARVA. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE DELMARVA WHERE A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY EVENING...PRIMARILY AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE...THEN CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH INLAND WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CLOSER TO THE COAST. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY BE DRY AND PUFFY AT THE START, BUT WILL BECOME WETTER AND HEAVIER AS THE EVENT UNFOLDS. SHOVELING MAY BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO INCREASING ACCUMULATION DURING THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER && $$ NJZ007>010-012>015-PAZ061-062-105-211000- /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.A.0001.160123T0500Z-160124T1500Z/ WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON... SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...CHALFONT...PERKASIE 321 PM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...FAR NORTHERN SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA...LEHIGH VALLEY...SOUTHERN POCONOS...AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY MORNING.