Winter Storm Alert; Gloucester County in target area
Major Coastal Storm to affect the region through Wednesday
night.
A pair of low pressure systems to our south today will consolidate
into an intense nor`easter just east of the mid-Atlantic coast on
Wednesday, then pass southeast of Nantucket Island late Wednesday
night. Unnecessary travel in most of New Jersey and eastern
Pennsylvania Wednesday afternoon and evening is strongly
discouraged.
WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY
* WHAT: Heavy mixed precipitation. Additional snow
accumulations of 11 to 15 inches, with localized amounts up to
17 inches, and ice accumulations of up to one tenth of an inch
are expected.
* WHERE Portions of southwestern New Jersey, southeast
Pennsylvania, northeast Maryland and northern Delaware.
* WHEN: Until 2 a.m. EDT Thursday.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS: Travel will be very difficult to
impossible, including during the evening commute on Wednesday.
Be prepared for significant reductions in visibility at times
with snowfall rates of an inch an hour possible from late
Wednesday morning through the afternoon and possibly into the
evening. Highest accumulations will be in the hilly areas. There
is some uncertainty as to the maximum snow and sleet amounts
which may run closer to a foot in this Interstate 95 corridor.
Widespread power outages are expected during Wednesday afternoon
from combined glaze and heavy wet snow loads. Thundersnow is
possible late Wednesday morning and afternoon. Blowing snow is
possible on Thursday.
Instructions: A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow, sleet and ice will make travel very hazardous or impossible. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
Target Area:
Camden
Gloucester
Northwestern Burlington
Salem
