Winter Storm Watch

...A MAJOR STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA FROM LATE FRIDAY INTO
SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY
MORNING.
* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY...DELAWARE...AND MARYLAND`S UPPER EASTERN SHORE.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 12 TO 16 INCHES IN THE
VICINITY OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR...8 TO 12 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN
SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...AND CENTRAL
DELMARVA. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE DELMARVA WHERE A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN IS
EXPECTED DURING THE EVENT.
* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY EVENING...PRIMARILY
AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE...THEN CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO
SUNDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH INLAND WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CLOSER TO
THE COAST.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S.
* IMPACTS...SNOW MAY BE DRY AND PUFFY AT THE START, BUT WILL
BECOME WETTER AND HEAVIER AS THE EVENT UNFOLDS. SHOVELING MAY BE
PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW MAY CLING TO
WIRES AND TREES WHICH MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL
BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO INCREASING ACCUMULATION DURING THE
EVENT.

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