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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY IS CONTINUING A WINTER

STORM WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE

SATURDAY NIGHT.

 

AFTER TAKING ALMOST A TWO MONTH BREAK, WINTER WILL BE MAKING ITS

RETURN WITH A VENGEANCE THIS WEEKEND.

 

LOW PRESSURE IS DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF COAST STATES AND WILL

MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION BY SATURDAY. THE

STORM IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST LATE SATURDAY NEAR THE

VIRGINIA-NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. IT IS THEN FORECAST TO INTENSIFY

AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD NEW ENGLAND BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

WITH PLENTY OF GULF AND ATLANTIC MOISTURE AVAILABLE, THIS STORM

HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GIVE THE REGION A HEAVY SNOWFALL. SNOW OR

MIXED RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE REGION BY

MIDDAY SATURDAY FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. THE PRECIPITATION

WILL BE LIGHT DURING THE EARLY AND MID AFTERNOON HOURS AND WITH

THE INFLUENCE OF THE RELATIVELY WARM ATLANTIC OCEAN, AREAS CLOSE

TO THE COAST MAY SEE MORE RAIN THAN SNOW. BUT AS THE STORM

INTENSIFIES AND THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION MOVES IN LATE IN THE

DAY AND AT NIGHT, ANY RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW, EVEN IN THE

COASTAL SECTIONS. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE

LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AND CONTINUE WELL INTO THE NIGHT

BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES BY DAYBREAK.

SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 5 TO

9 INCHES WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE RIGHT ALONG THE NEW JERSEY

AND DELAWARE COASTS.

 

EVEN THOUGH THE COMPUTER MODELS HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT,

THERE STILL REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT TRACK AND

INTENSITY OF THE STORM. A SMALL CHANGE IN PATH OR STRENGTH COULD

HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS.

 

THIS STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON OUR AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON

INTO SUNDAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND, PLEASE STAY

TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL SOURCE OF

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS ON THIS

WINTER STORM.

 

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT

SNOW, SLEET, OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE

TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

 

i like 5-9 better than 4-6. i might need to hitch a ride up to Blue if it snows to much.

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