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12/13/2013 - WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7AM TO 5PM SATURDAY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
324 PM EST FRI DEC 13 2013

...A WINTER STORM AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL AFFECT THE WARNING AND
ADVISORY AREA SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE TO THE NEW JERSEY COAST
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NOVA SCOTIA LATE
SUNDAY. A WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL IS FORECAST...AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
ARE FORECAST. WARMER AIR NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM CENTER SHOULD
ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT... RESULTING IN SLEET AND OR FREEZING RAIN
IN THE INTERIOR...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA... WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL SECTIONS OF NEW JERSEY.

DEZ001-NJZ013-016>019-140930-
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NEW CASTLE-WESTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...FREEHOLD...PENNSVILLE...
GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY
324 PM EST FRI DEC 13 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW CHANGING TO A PERIOD OF SLEET SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN DELAWARE THROUGH PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND
  NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY NEAR AND JUST EAST OF INTERSTATE 95.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...ALONG WITH
  A LITTLE SLEET BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO RAIN LATE IN THE DAY.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING SOMETIME SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BE
  BRIEFLY HEAVY FOR A TIME DURING MID OR LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE
  CHANGING TO SLEET AND THEN RAIN.

* TEMPERATURES...RISING IN THE MID 30S BY LATE IN THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...INTERMITTENT PERIODS OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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.