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BERKELEY TWP POLICE DEPARTMENT
Tuesday January 21st, 2014 :: 02:27 p.m. EST

Advisory

Updated Weather briefing

Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 1000 hrs. this morning until 0100 hrs. Wednesday. Snow accumulations of 4 to 10 inches for northwest New Jersey regions beginning mid to late morning and continuing into the evening.
Snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches elsewhere in New Jersey beginning mid to late morning and continuing into the evening.
Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 1000 hrs. this morning until
0100 hrs. Wednesday.
Snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches for Sussex county New Jersey.
Wind Chill Advisory is in effect from 0100 hrs to 1100 hrs. Wednesday
Temperatures mainly in the teens to 20's today, then dropping to the
single digits tonight. Strong winds of 15 to 25 mph and gusts up to 35 to 40 mph will cause wind chills as low as 10° below zero.
IMPACT: Hazardous travel conditions due to periods of reduced
visibility and snow covered roads. Wind chill can quickly cause frostbite to exposed skin and lead to hypothermia.


FULL FORECAST(S):

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
402 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT FOLLOWED
IMMEDIATELY BY BITTERLY COLD AIR...

.A FAST MOVING BUT POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO OUR
ENTIRE AREA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. AS THE STORM STRENGTHENS TO
OUR EAST LATER TODAY...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE RESULTING IN AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO EXIT...
BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL QUICKLY SETTLE IN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

NJZ007-PAZ060>062-212100-
/O.UPG.KPHI.WW.Y.0004.140121T1500Z-140122T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.WC.Y.0004.140122T0600Z-140122T1600Z/
/O.EXB.KPHI.WS.W.0002.140121T1500Z-140122T0600Z/
WARREN-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...READING...ALLENTOWN...
BETHLEHEM...EASTON
402 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM
EST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TOWARD MID TO LATE
MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS
AND PERIODS OF VERY LOW VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL DEVELOP ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING RUSH HOUR WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH, BECOMING NORTH AND NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE TEENS TODAY, THEN DROPPING TOTHE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS VALUES CAN QUICKLY CAUSE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSETRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITEDVISIBILITIES.

AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITYESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN SNOWBLOWING BACK ONTO PREVIOUSLY PLOWED ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTIONWHILE DRIVING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDSWILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT INFROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT ANDGLOVES.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
402 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT FOLLOWEDIMMEDIATELY BY BITTERLY COLD AIR...

.A FAST MOVING BUT POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO OURENTIRE AREA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. AS THE STORM STRENGTHENS TOOUR EAST LATER TODAY...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE RESULTING IN AREASOF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO EXIT...
BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL QUICKLY SETTLE IN TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-212100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WC.Y.0004.140122T0600Z-140122T1600Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0004.140121T1500Z-140122T0600Z/
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
402 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINDCHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM ESTWEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TOWARD MID TO LATE MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND PERIODS OF VERY LOW VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL DEVELOP ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING RUSH HOUR WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH, BECOMING NORTH AND NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE TEENS TODAY, THEN DROPPING TO THE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS VALUES CAN QUICKLY CAUSE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSETRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN SNOW BLOWING BACK ONTO PREVIOUSLY PLOWED ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTIONWHILE DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDSWILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

Address/Location
BERKELEY TWP POLICE DEPARTMENT
627 Pinewald Keswick Rd
Berkeley Township, NJ 08721

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-341-1132

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