Full Notification

A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for most of New Jersey from Monday morning through Monday afternoon.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
335 AM EST SUN FEB 2

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS: SOUTH CENTRAL NEW JERSEY

* HAZARD TYPES: SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ALONG WITH A TRACE OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET DURING THE TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW MONDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION BEGINS PROBABLY AS RAIN OR SLEET BEFORE DAWN MONDAY AND THEN CHANGES TO SNOW BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM MONDAY. THE SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY SOMETIME BETWEEN MID MORNING AND EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES: IN THE LOW TO MID 30S.

* VISIBILITIES: ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ON ALL UNTREATED PAVEMENTS EVEN IF THERE IS SOME MELTING AT TIMES. THERE IS UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW MUCH SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE BUT IF AMOUNTS END UP NEAR 5 OR 6 INCHES THIS WOULD RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTIES FOR A FEW HOURS DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON MONDAY.

* MONDAY NIGHT: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S WITH SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS AND LEFTOVER MOISTURE FREEZING ON MANY PAVEMENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

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.