Monday, February 6, 2017

NWS Weather Briefing

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The National Weather Service, Mt Holly has issued a forecast for wintry precipitation tonight into Tuesday. Attached is a weather briefing with a summary titled "Most Likely Ice Glaze" showing expected ice accumulations for the Mt Holly coverage area. Chester County is not currently forecast to receive any ice accumulations.

We will see precipitation overspread the Mt. Holly coverage area late Monday night (close to or after midnight) and continue through Tuesday. Freezing rain is expected to occur in areas to the North and West of Chester County. At this time there are no expected ice accumulations for Chester County from this event.

Key Updates:

  • Freezing Rain will develop after midnight tonight across the Poconos and northern New Jersey, mainly along and north of I-80. Freezing rain looks to continue through the Tuesday morning commute, and then temperatures warm above freezing by late Tuesday morning, changing freezing rain to plain rain.
  • A Freezing Rain Advisory has been issued for the Poconos and northern New Jersey from 1 AM to 10 AM on Tuesday. Counties include: Carbon, Monroe, and Northampton in PA and Warren and Sussex in NJ.

Chester County Forecasted Conditions:

  • Anticipated Timing: Late Monday night (close to or after midnight) and continue through Tuesday
  • Temperatures: Expected to remain above freezing for this event.
  • Precipitation: Rain tonight that will continues into Tuesday night. Additional showers are possible on Wednesday. The next chance for wintry precipitation will occur Wednesday night and Thursday, but confidence is low on impacts to the area.
  • Active watches & warnings: Chester County is under a Hazardous Weather Outlook 

An updated briefing from the National Weather Service will be sent by 4 PM Monday afternoon. The Watch Officer will distribute the briefing once it has been reviewed and evaluated for updates and changes to Chester County.

For a detailed forecast for your area you can visit the NWS site using the links below

Coatesville          http://bit.ly/coatesville_forecast

Cochranville       http://bit.ly/cochranville_forecast

Downingtown   http://bit.ly/downingtown_forecast

Elverson               http://bit.ly/elverson_forecast

Kennett               http://bit.ly/kennett_forecast

Malvern               http://bit.ly/malvern_forecast

Oxford                  http://bit.ly/oxford_forecast

Phoenixville       http://bit.ly/phoenixville_forecast

Pottstown           http://bit.ly/pottstown_forecast

Wayne                  http://bit.ly/wayne_forecast

West Chester    http://bit.ly/west_chester_forecast

West Grove        http://bit.ly/west_grove_forecast



 




 
 
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