A strong atmospheric river will continue to impact northern California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding through Friday. Unsettled weather is expected across much of the Northeast and Great Lakes over the next few days, including the likelihood of heavy snow in the central Appalachians and higher elevations of northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New York. Read More >
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED FOR MERCER COUNTY SPOTTER REPORTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 310 PM EDT WED APR 5 2006 THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN TODAY OF THE SNOW THAT FELL ACROSS A GOOD PART OF THE AREA. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO THE COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS, SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND THE PUBLIC FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/PHI A SELECTION OF PEAK WIND GUSTS THROUGH 2 PM ARE LISTED AT THE END. ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF (INCHES) MEASUREMENT DELAWARE ...NEW CASTLE COUNTY... WILMINGTON AIRPORT 0.2 1245 PM 4/5 NWS OBSERVER NEW JERSEY ...ATLANTIC COUNTY... HAMMONTON 0.2 1045 AM 4/5 COOP ATLANTIC CITY AIRPORT T 100 PM 4/5 NWS OBSERVER ...BURLINGTON COUNTY... MOUNT HOLLY NWS 0.1 1200 PM 4/5 NWS ...MERCER COUNTY.. LAWRENCEVILLE 0.5 1130 AM 4/5 SPOTTER HOPEWELL TWP 0.4 1120 AM 4/5 SPOTTER ...MORRIS COUNTY... RANDOLPH 2.0 1045 AM 4/5 SPOTTER MOUNT FREEDOM 2.0 1145 AM 4/5 PUBLIC ...SALEM COUNTY... PITTSGROVE 0.5 915 AM 4/5 ON NON-PAVED SURFACES ...SUSSEX COUNTY... HIGHLAND LAKES 0.5 745 AM 4/5 ON NON-PAVED SURFACES ...WARREN COUNTY... BLAIRSTOWN 2.0 1020 AM 4/5 SPOTTER STEWARTSVILLE 1.5 1110 AM 4/5 SPOTTER PENNSYLVANIA ...BUCKS COUNTY... SPRINGTOWN 1.2 1050 AM 4/5 SPOTTER ...CARBON COUNTY... ALBRIGHTSVILLE 6.0 1020 AM 4/5 SPOTTER LEHIGHTON 2.5 900 AM 4/5 MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS JIM THORPE 1.0 1020 AM 4/5 SPOTTER ...CHESTER COUNTY... EAST NANTMEAL TWP 0.5 1030 AM 4/5 PUBLIC ...LEHIGH COUNTY... MACUNGIE 0.3 930 AM 4/5 PUBLIC ALLENTOWN AIRPORT 0.2 1245 PM 4/5 NWS OBSERVER ...MONROE COUNTY... MOUNT POCONO 6.0 1020 AM 4/5 SPOTTER BLAKESLEE 5.9 1000 AM 4/5 SPOTTER TOBYHANNA 4.0 945 AM 4/5 SPOTTER POCONO SUMMIT 4.0 850 AM 4/5 SPOTTER EAST STROUDSBURG 3.4 1050 AM 4/5 SPOTTER TANNERSVILLE 2.0 850 AM 4/5 ACCIDENTS REPORTED SNYDERSVILLE 2.0 950 AM 4/5 SPOTTER ...NORTHAMPTON COUNTY... BANGOR 2.8 1100 AM 4/5 PUBLIC WILLIAMS TWP 1.7 1210 PM 4/5 SPOTTER ...PHILADELPHIA COUNTY... ROXBOROUGH 0.5 1200 PM 4/5 SPOTTER PHILADELPHIA INTL ARPT 0.1 1200 PM 4/5 PHL OBSERVER ********************PEAK WIND GUSTS ************************* PEAK WIND LOCATION GUST (MPH) SHIP JOHN SHOAL (DE BAY) 69 TOLCHESTER BEACH, MD 69 CAPE MAY FERRY TERMINAL, NJ 60 BREAKWATER HARBOR, DE 59 SANDTOWN, DE 59 DELAWARE CITY, DE 56 DOVER AFB, DE 53 BRANDYWINE LIGHT (DE BAY) 52 PRIME HOOK RAWS, DE 49 PHILADELPHIA INTL AIRPORT, PA 45 POINT PLEASANT, NJ 45 WILMINGTON, DE 44 BLUE ANCHOR, NJ 44 BLACKBIRD, DE 44 ATLANTIC CITY INTL AIRPORT, NJ 43 KEANSBURG, NJ 43 LONDON GROVE, PA 43 JONES CROSSROADS, DE 42 LAUREL, DE 42 ATLANTIC CITY MARINA, NJ 42 BARNEGAT LIGHT, NJ 40 LAKEHURST NAS, NJ 40 DOYLESTOWN, PA 40 GEORGETOWN, DE 39 MCGUIRE AFB, NJ 38 SEA GIRT, NJ 38 CHATSWORTH COYLE FIELD, NJ 38 ALLAIRE, NJ 37 UPPER DEERFIELD, NJ 37 CAPE MAY HARBOR, NJ 37 NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA, PA 36 TRENTON, NJ 36 MOUNT HOLLY NWS, NJ 36 HARVEY CEDARS, NJ 36 CHESAPEAKE CITY, MD 36 BLACKBIRD LANDING, DE 35 SOMERVILLE, NJ 35 MILLVILLE, NJ 35 WOODBINE, NJ 35 PHILADELPHIA PIER 12, PA 35 BETHANY BEACH, DE 34 BRIDGEVILLE, DE 34 TOWNSEND, DE 34 WILLOW GROVE NAS, PA 33 DOVER-DEOS, DE 33 REDDEN, DE 33 READING, PA 31 OCEANVILLE, NJ 30 $$ GORSE