It’s not too often that you see the NWS issue a watch nearly 3 days in advance. Then again the storm that looks to impact our area Wednesday into Thursday morning is no ordinary storm.
First off it’s a busy holiday shopping time of year. And it will be the first major snow storm of not only the season, but in a long time. You remember last winter’s lack of snow, right?
Here’s the watch details:
715 PM EST Sun Dec 13 2020
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…
* WHAT…Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 12
inches or more possible.
* WHERE…Portions of the Poconos, Lehigh Valley, and northwest
New Jersey.
* WHEN…From Wednesday morning through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Heavy snow could have the potential to
cause power outages.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
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