***Winter Storm Watch for parts of New Jersey including Middlesex County***
Dangerous cold followed by significant snow Monday night and Tuesday******
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
858 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015
…DANGEROUS COLD FOLLOWED BY THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATING SNOW MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…
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SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-
LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SOMERVILLE…NEW BRUNSWICK…TRENTON…
WEST CHESTER…KENNETT SQUARE…NORRISTOWN…LANSDALE…
MORRISVILLE…DOYLESTOWN
858 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST MONDAY…
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING…
* HAZARD TYPES…DANGEROUS COLD, THEN POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATING SNOW MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…GREATER THAN 5 INCHES POSSIBLE MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES…AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
* TIMING…THE LOWEST WIND CHILL VALUES WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT
INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOULD OVERSPREAD THE AREA
MONDAY EVENING THEN TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY TUESDAY. THERE IS
SOME UNCERTAINTY ON HOW FAR NORTH THE MORE SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATING SNOW GETS.
* TEMPERATURES…DROPPING TO AROUND 2 BELOW ZERO THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY MORNING.
* WIND…NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
* IMPACTS…THE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. AN
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY COULD RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
* VISIBILITIES…REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA MAY OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS, MAKE SURE TO DRESS IN LAYERS AND COVER EXPOSED
SKIN.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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New York/New Jersey Forecast and Radar:
http://www.joesdiscoweathercentral.com/New_York_and_Vicinit…
