Winter Storm Watch – from NOAA

Posted on March 19, 2018 by

dkovacs Posted in Alerts

Winter Storm Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
336 PM EDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...A dangerous storm threatens heavy accumulations of wind driven sleet
and snow which may cause widespread power outages and make travel very
difficult at times...

.A pair of back to back noreaster`s Tuesday and Wednesday mornings
will merge into a single intense storm off the mid Atlantic coast
by Wednesday afternoon and then head for Nantucket Island early
Thursday. Travel plans will be substantially altered by Wednesday.
Consideration should be given to no unnecessary travel Wednesday
afternoon and evening when the heaviest snow with 1 to 3 inch per
hour accumulation rates should occur.

NJZ001-007>010-012-PAZ054-055-061-062-105-200900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.A.0006.180320T2200Z-180322T0300Z/
Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-Carbon-Monroe-
Lehigh-Northampton-Upper Bucks-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Morristown,
Flemington, Somerville, New Brunswick, Jim Thorpe, Stroudsburg,
Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Chalfont, and Perkasie
336 PM EDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible....mainly as snow
  though some sleet and light freezing rain is possible Tuesday
  night.  Total snow accumulations of 5 to 8 inches, with
  localized amounts up to 12 inches, and ice accumulations of up
  to one tenth of an inch are possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northern and northwest New Jersey and east
  central, northeast and southeast Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...From Tuesday evening through Wednesday evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on difficult travel conditions,
  including during the evening commute on Wednesday. Significant
  reductions in visibility are possible. Roads in the hilly areas
  may become impassable if 1 to 3 inch per hour snowfall rates
  develop as expected Wednesday afternoon. Power outages are
  possible. Northeast to north winds should gust 20 to 30 mph at
  times.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Winter Storm Watch means there is potential for significant
snow, sleet or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue
to monitor the latest forecasts.

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