Winter Storm Watch Issued For Sussex County

Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
310 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2011

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-071030-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.A.0009.111208T0300Z-111208T1200Z/
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
310 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...CARBON AND MONROE COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHERN POCONOS
AND SUSSEX COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS IN
THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* TIMING...THE RAIN SHOULD START CHANGING TO SNOW OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN IN THE POCONOS DURING WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CHANGE OVER
IN ALL AREAS BY VERY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD END
AROUND THE START OF THE MORNING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE GREATEST COMMUTING IMPACT SHOULD OCCUR THURSDAY
MORNING. BUT ANYONE DRIVING WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT COULD
FACE DIFFICULT TRAVEL. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR
ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. THE SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO BE ON THE WETTER SIDE, SO BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SHOULD BE LESS THAN AVERAGE.

* TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL THROUGH THE 30S AND BY THURSDAY MORNING
WILL BE IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THIS WILL MAKE
FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ON HIGHER TERRAIN ROADWAYS.

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.

&&

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/GIGI





Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
310 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2011


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/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.A.0014.111207T1800Z-111208T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON...
WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
310 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST
MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN
NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CECIL. IN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN...
GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...SALEM...SOMERSET...SUSSEX...WARREN
AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...BUCKS...
CHESTER...DELAWARE...MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA.

* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES, IS EXPECTED TO DROP 1.5 TO 2.0 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF AROUND 2.5 INCHES ACROSS THE WATCH
AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING TWO INCHES WILL INCREASE THE
LIKELIHOOD OF CREEK AND SMALLER RIVER FLOODING OCCURRING.

* EXPECT POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING TO OCCUR. PLEASE TRY TO TAKE
ROADWAYS THAT ARE NOT PRONE TO POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING OR LOCATED
NEXT TO CREEKS AND SMALLER RIVERS. THE HEAVIER RAIN SHOULD
IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE AND THE
EFFECTS FROM POTENTIAL FLOODING COULD PERIST INTO THE THURSDAY
MORNING COMMUTE.

* A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW COULD LIMIT THE FLOOD POTENTIAL IN THE FAR
NORTHWEST PART OF THE CURRENT WATCH AREA.

* THE DELAWARE RIVER IS NOT EXPECTED TO FLOOD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

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Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
310 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2011

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055-060>062-067>071-062215-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-
SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
310 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2011

.NOW...
THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON LOOK FOR PERIODS OF RAIN TO
CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS BETWEEN
3 PM AND 6 PM SHOULD AVERAGE LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH WITH
POSSIBLY SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS CENTRAL DELMARVA AND
SOUTHEAST NEW JERSEY.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
458 AM EST TUE DEC 6 2011

NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-060>062-071000-
SUSSEX-WARREN-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
458 AM EST TUE DEC 6 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...EAST
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SEVERAL
INCHES MAY ACCUMULATE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH EVEN AN INCH OR
TWO POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS. MOST OF THE SNOW SHOULD OCCUR AFTER
THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE AND END BY DAWN THURSDAY. AT THIS
TIME...THE MOST PROBABLE OUTCOME FOR THIS EVENT IS SNOWFALL OF 1
TO 4 INCHES BUT THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF 5 OR 6 INCH VALUES IN
THE POCONOS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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