.A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT MERCER...SOUTHWESTERN
MIDDLESEX...MONTGOMERY...SOUTHERN BUCKS...CHESTER...NORTHERN
PHILADELPHIA AND NORTHERN DELAWARE COUNTIES...
At 540 AM EST, a band of heavy snow was located from about central
Chester County northeastward across the lower portions of Montgomery
and Bucks counties then into southern Mercer County in New Jersey.
This band is lifting northeastward.
Snowfall rates of around an inch per hour will be common within this
band. Given temperatures in the 20s and the cold ground, road
conditions are rapidly deteriorating. In addition, the visibility
will be reduced to one quarter of a mile within the heavy snow.
Be prepared for snow covered roads. Slow down and allow extra time
when traveling.
Locations impacted include...
Philadelphia, Trenton, West Chester, Bensalem, Ewing, Norristown,
Pottstown, Phoenixville, Lansdale, West Norriton, East Norriton,
Coatesville, Princeton, Westtown, Bristol, Doylestown, Downingtown,
Conshohocken, Hatboro and Ambler.
This includes the following highways...
New Jersey Turnpike between exits 8 and 9.