Winter Storm Warning in effect until midnight EST Wednesday night...
Tonight
Snow. Snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches. Lows in the upper 20s. Light and variable winds...becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
Wednesday
Snow. Snow may be heavy at times in the afternoon. Additional snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches. Windy with highs in the lower 30s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph...becoming north 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
Cloudy. Snow likely in the evening. Total snow accumulation of 12 to 18 inches possible. Windy with lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy in the morning...then becoming partly sunny. Brisk with highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until midnight EST Wednesday night...
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until midnight EST Wednesday night.
Low pressure forming over eastern South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina will become the main low pressure system tonight as it starts to intensify rapidly. By Wednesday morning... this nor/Easter is forecast to be just east of our area... and will bring heavy snow to a good part of our area into Wednesday evening.
From the Interstate 95 corridor southeastward the snow may mix with sleet and possibly freezing rain at times late tonight... and with sleet and rain at times during the first half of the day Wednesday. This is most likely closer to the coast. As colder air wraps around the storm even these areas are expected to change back to all snow.
Total snow accumulations are expected to range from 10 to 20 inches with the highest amounts northwest of the Interstate 95 corridor. The heaviest accumulations as of now are expected to occur in the Philadelphia northwestern suburbs. Heavy snow is expected to occur in two bursts across the region. The first is underway tonight with 3 to 7 inches likely to accumulate by the morning commute Wednesday. The second shot will be an even more intense burst of heavy snow with the upper air disturbance itself that should occur in most of eastern Pennsylvania... Maryland... and Delaware during Wednesday morning and New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania during Wednesday afternoon. The snow will end by midnight Wednesday night.
Winds will increase as Wednesday continues and will cause considerable blowing and drifting of snow... even more than what occurred with the weekend snow storm. At and near the Atlantic shore blizzard conditions are possible Wednesday afternoon and evening as winds increase.
Driving will be hazardous at best during this winter storm. It is highly recommended that where possible to take mass transportation Wednesday and only drive if its truly an emergency situation.
A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow and sleet are expected or occurring. Strong winds are also possible. This will make travel very hazardous or impossible.
