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Winter Storm Warning Tonight in Philadelphia, 6-8 Inches of Snow, Cold/Wind Returns

by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/08/17 7:05 pm | updated: 02/08/17 7:05 pm

It may be 65 degrees with a record high and sunny skies in Philadelphia this Wednesday afternoon, but in just a few hours the temperatures will drop to the 30's and the skies will be filled with snow. The precipitation will start off as plain rain later on this evening around 10 pm. Overnight, expect the changeover to snow to happen from NW to SE and the mercury drops. By the early morning hours, all areas should be seeing heavy/wet snowfall accumulating 1-2" per hour. Snow will continue through about midday and start to taper off after noon. A general 6-8 inches of snow is expected around the area with possible local higher amounts and with less down the shore. Cold air will filter in behind the storm as it clears out Thursday afternoon with highs on Thursday around 30, and going into the 20's Thursday night. Expect a difficult morning commute no matter what.

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS... NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, NORTHERN DELAWARE, SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. * ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. * HAZARD TYPES... SLEET AND HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING... RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM THURSDAY AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND THEN SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST BY DAWN THURSDAY. THE SNOW SHOULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS... THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE MANY ROADS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. * WINDS... NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES... FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 DURING THE SNOW THEN A SLIGHT AFTERNOON RECOVERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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 THE LATEST EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER

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