Winter Storm Warning for Warren and Morris Counties for 6-10 Inches of Snow

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
407 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...AN EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE
REGION...

.LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL INTENSIFY AND TRACK UP THE COAST TODAY INTO THIS
EVENING. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY WET...AND
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING...SNOW TO A GOOD PORTION OF THE AREA NORTH
AND WEST OF PHILADELPHIA. THE STORM IS EXPECTED PULL AWAY LATE THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT.

THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OF HEAVY WET SNOW SHOULD BE ACROSS THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ON NON-PAVED SURFACES. SNOW COULD COVER ALL
COLD SURFACES IF THE SNOW FALLS HEAVILY ENOUGH...ESPECIALLY LATER
TODAY AND THIS EVENING.

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WARREN-MORRIS-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...READING...
ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
407 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AS WELL AS ON ALL COLDER NON-
PAVED SURFACES.

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS
MORNING. THE MIX WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON...AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS THEN
EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATER TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE THIS MORNING...AND
THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW
WILL LIKELY WEIGH DOWN TREES...SOME OF WHICH STILL HAVE SOME
LEAVES ON THEM. THIS WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S...FALLING INTO THE LOWER 30S AS
THE SNOW BECOMES STEADIER AND HEAVIER LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS
AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.