12/16/2016
Please use caution!
Issued By: NWS Philadelphia - Mount Holly (New Jersey, Delaware, Southeastern Pennsylvania)
Sent: 03:45 EST on 12-16-2016
Effective: 03:45 EST on 12-16-2016
Expires: 14:00 EST on 12-17-2016
Severity: Minor
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM EST SATURDAY,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. IT IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1000 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 200 PM SATURDAY.
* LOCATIONS, THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA INTO NORTHERN NEW JERSEY.
* HAZARD TYPES, SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS, LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS, UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES.
* TIMING, SNOW IS FORECAST TO BUILD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DURING MID TO LATE SATURDAY MORNING, THEN TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS, THE SNOW AND ICE WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.
* TEMPERATURES, RISING FROM THE 20S INTO THE 30S DURING THE
ADVISORY PERIOD.
* VISIBILITIES, LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
Instructions:
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET, AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY, AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING OUR TRAINED SPOTTER LINE, POSTING TO THE NWS MOUNT HOLLY FACEBOOK PAGE OR USING TWITTER . SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER
Target Area:
Berks
Lehigh
Northampton
Upper Bucks
Western Chester
Western Montgomery
Forecast Office:
NWS Philadelphia - Mount Holly (New Jersey, Delaware, Southeastern Pennsylvania)
This information is for advance planning ahead of the storm. It is provided out as far as three days. However, when the snow starts to fall, this will be discontinued to focus on the forecast snow amount.