Friday January 20, 2012 | 6:42 AM SOMERSET CTY
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STORM ALERT
FIRST SIGNIFICANT STORM OF THE SEASON … HIGH PRESSURE IS SETTLING IN
TODAY, BRINGING WITH IT A VERY COLD AIR MASS THAT WILL BE CONDUCIVE FOR SNOW AS A STORM
APPROACHES OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT, AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY,
ENDING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY END AS A MIX WITH SLEET AFTER 9AM; THE MIX / SNOW
LINE WILL BE VERY CLOSE AND CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 3 OR 6 INCHES. OVERALL, THE STORM
COVERS ROUGHLY A 12 HOUR WINDOW OF MAINLY LIGHT-MODERATE SNOWS WITH TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3-5” … UPDATES WILL BE SENT OUT THIS AFTERNOON.
PERIOD FORECAST HIGH/LOW
TODAY Mostly sunny, some clouds increase late High 31 - 34
TONIGHT Becoming overcast with flurries developing into a steady
snow after midnight. 2 - 3” possible by morning
Low 20 - 24
SATURDAY Snow ends midday, may end as a mix with sleet or freezing
drizzle; then mostly cloudy. Storm totals 3 - 5”
High 30 - 34
SAT NIGHT Turning mainly clear, cold. Refreeze possible Lows teens
SUNDAY Clouds increase, sprinkles or freezing drizzle possible
towards evening… temps warm by Monday morning.
High 33 - 37
POTENTIAL HAZARDS: SNOW CONFIDENCE:
Tonight – Saturday
Rapid snow accum (1”+ per hr) Night/AM widespread refreeze
Significant blowing / drifting Night/AM patchy refreeze X
Very low visibility at times X Heavy accum. during rush hours
Long storm duration (+12 hrs) Quick untreated pavement accum X
Down trees/limbs/power lines Temps during event below 20º
Ice accumulation Long duration (+24h) below 32º X
Severe widespread ice accum Rapid temperature drop
Sleet accumulation
1 – 3” 25%
3 – 5” 50%
5 – 9” 25%
NEXT UPDATE: AFTERNOON 1-3pm FORECASTER: REALE
ALERT OVERVIEW
START TIME:
Tonight
12AM-3AM END TIME:
Tomorrow
11AM-2PM
DURATION
OF PRECIP:
8 – 12 hours INTENSITY: Moderate
TOTAL: 3 – 5”
COMMENTS:
-Snow can quickly accumulate with very cold temps overnight
-Very close to the mixing line, N parts of Hunterdon/Somerset Co likely all snow,
southern part likely mix at the end.
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