Thursday, February 04, 2010

Blizzard On Its Way to the Roxiticus Valley?

This just in from the National Weather Service. For the Greater Roxiticus Valley (Morris and Somerset County, NJ), there's a Winter Storm Warning in effect starting tomorrow (Friday) at 6:00pm until 7pm EST on Saturday.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY.

A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO TODAY WILL PASS OFF THE CAROLINA COAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE TO THE NORTHEAST ON SATURDAY. SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WARNING AREA. STRENGTHENING WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MAY CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED.

We will continue to monitor the latest forecasts from the National Weather Service.

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