URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1033 AM EST WED NOV 7 2012
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NEW CASTLE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA
1033 AM EST WED NOV 7 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.
* TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD WEST AND
BECOME STEADIER. AS THE PRECIPITATION FALLS MORE HEAVILY...THE
PRECIPITATION WILL TAKE THE FORM OF SNOW... AND THE SNOW MAY
FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AS THE PRECIPITATION FALLS MORE HEAVILY AND CHANGES
TO SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS ON COLDER SURFACES IS EXPECTED. DURING
THE HEAVIEST OF THE SNOWFALL...SECONDARY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO
BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. MAIN ARTERIES MAY EXPERIENCE
SOME SLICK SPOTS AS WELL...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING
COMMUTE HOME AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW STICKING ONTO WEAKENED TREE
LIMBS FROM SANDY WILL LIKELY FALL AND CAUSE RENEWED POWER
OUTAGES.
* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO THE LOWER 30S IN SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
RESIDENTS are REMINDED to KEEP CARS OFF SNOW COVERED STREETS in ACCORDANCE with TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE No. 0.1.01
It is extremely important to keep parked cars off the streets during snow storms. Your cooperation will enable Township crews to clear the snow adequately from the streets. Snow storms can be stressful for everyone. Please be patient to allow our crews to effectively and safely complete snow removal.
Click here for helpful snow removal information.