Winter Storm Watch until 06:00PM Thursday
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Winter Storm Watch...which is in effect from Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon.
* LOCATIONS...Eastern Pennsylvania and central and northern New Jersey.
* HAZARD TYPES...Heavy snow.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...Potential for 6 or more inches.
* TIMING...A wintry mix will overspread the area from the west Wednesday night. The event will likely begin as snow north of the I-78 corridor. Elsewhere, rain will change over to snow from northwest to southeast late Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Sleet may mix briefly during the transition from rain to snow. The snow could be heavy at times late Wednesday night and Thursday morning before tapering off from west to east during the afternoon Thursday.
* IMPACTS...The heavy snow and poor visibilities at times could make travel dangerous. Significant impacts to the Thursday morning rush are likely.
* WINDS...North 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* TEMPERATURES...Upper 30s and lower 40s at the onset, falling into the lower 30s by early Thursday morning.
* VISIBILITIES...1/2 mile or less at times in heavy snow.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON ... MERCER ... MIDDLESEX ... MORRIS ... SOMERSET ... SUSSEX ... WARREN ... WESTERN MONMOUTH
Instructions:
A Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significant snow accumulations that may impact travel. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts. 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
Address/Location
Butler Borough
10 High St
Butler, NJ 07405
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 973-838-4100
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP BUTLER followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Watch