/O.UPG.KPHI.WS.A.0002.090110T1500Z-090111T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0002.090110T1200Z-090111T1200Z/ HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN 327 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW COULD ARRIVE AS EARLY AS SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE REGION AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER DURING THE AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET AND RAIN MIGHT START MIXING IN WITH THE SNOW TOWARD EVENING, ESPECIALLY TOWARD PHILADELPHIA AND TRENTON. A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW SHOULD OCCUR DURING THE EVENING BEFORE PRECIPITATION GOES BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING OVERNIGHT. FINAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD AVERAGE BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER SOME OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS IN THE REGION. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW QUICKLY OR HOW MUCH A CHANGEOVER WILL OCCUR AND AMOUNTS MIGHT HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED WITH LATER FORECASTS. FOR MOST AREAS THIS SHOULD BE A PLOWABLE SNOW. PLEASE USE THE REST OF TODAY TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY PREPARATIONS. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT DRIVING WILL BECOME MORE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS AS SATURDAY CONTINUES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, PLEASE GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND LEAVE PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN YOURSELF AND THE VEHICLES AROUND. HEAVIER SNOW SHOULD FALL IN PLACES TO THE NORTH. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.Note: In order to comply with National Weather Service safety tests, occasionally this product will display test alerts, which are normally conducted during calm, quiet weather.
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