The National Weather Service has updated the Winter Storm Warning for Hunterdon to a Blizzard Warning. This is primarily for winds during the storm which will cause blowing and drifting of snow since the storm center will be closer to us.
Further info:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 329 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK TO OUR SOUTH AND EAST TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT BRINGING HEAVY SNOWFALL... STRONG WINDS AND LIKELY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF OUR AREA. NJZ009-230930- /O.UPG.KPHI.WS.W.0001.160123T0500Z-160124T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KPHI.BZ.W.0001.160123T0500Z-160124T1500Z/ HUNTERDON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FLEMINGTON 329 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW... GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN TIMES OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT ...THEN CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL. THE SNOW SHOULD BECOME MORE WET FOR A TIME SATURDAY ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST. SHOVELING OF HEAVY WET SNOW WILL BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AILMENTS. SNOW WILL CLING TO WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO INCREASING SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES IN HEAVIER BANDS. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AVOID TRAVEL IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER &&
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