Storm description, surface observations, snowfall totals, and images courtesy of the National Climatic Data Center, the National Centers of Environmental Prediction, the Climate Prediction Center, the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, the Mount Holly National Weather Service Office, the Upton National Weather Service Office, Rutgers University, Plymouth State University, the University of Illinois, the American Meteorological Society, Weather Graphics Technologies, AccuWeather, and the Weather Channel.

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MERCER COUNTY ZONE FORECASTS

Morning forecast for January 22, 2005 : *Winter Storm Warning in effect today into Sunday* Today...A chance of snow early this morning...then snow likely late this morning.  Snow this afternoon.  Snow may be heavy at times late.  Snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches.  Highs in the lower 20s.  East winds 10 to 15 mph.  Wind chill values 5 below to 14 above zero. Tonight...Snow.  Snow may be heavy at times in the evening.  Total snow accumulation of 12 to 16 inches.  Windy with lows around 15.  East winds 10 to 20 mph...increasing to northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph after midnight.  Wind chill values 4 below to 16 above zero. Sunday...Mostly cloudy.  A chance of snow in the morning.  Areas of blowing snow.  Windy with highs around 18.  North winds 20 to 30 mph.  Gusts up to 45 mph in the morning.  Chance of snow 50 percent.  Wind chill values 6 below to 7 above zero.

Afternoon forecast for January 22, 2005 : *Winter Storm Warning in effect this afternoon into Sunday* This afternoon...Snow...heavy at times.  Snow accumulation of 5 to 10 inches.  Highs in the lower 20s.  East winds 10 to 15 mph.  Wind chill values 3 below to 14 above zero. Tonight...Snow...heavy at times in the evening.  Total snow accumulation of 10 to 16 inches.  Windy with lows around 15.  East winds 10 to 20 mph...increasing to northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph after midnight.  Wind chill values 4 below to 16 above zero. Sunday...Mostly cloudy.  A chance of snow in the morning.  Areas of blowing snow.  Windy with highs around 18.  North winds 20 to 30 mph.  Gusts up to 45 mph in the morning.  Chance of snow 50 percent.  Wind chill values 6 below to 7 above zero.

Evening forecast for January 22, 2005 : *Winter Storm Warning in effect until 10 AM EST Sunday* Tonight...Occasional snow.  Blowing snow late.  Snow may be heavy at times.  Additional snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches.  Becoming windy with lows around 16.  Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph...increasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 mph after midnight.  Wind chill values 3 below to 18 above zero. Sunday...Mostly cloudy.  Occasional snow in the morning.  Blowing snow.  Total event accumulation of 10 to 14 inches.  Windy with highs around 20.  North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.  Wind chill values 4 below to 8 above zero.

Overnight forecast for January 22, 2005 : *Blizzard Warning in effect through Sunday morning* Overnight...Occasional snow.  Considerable blowing and drifting snow late.  Additional snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches.  Becoming windy with lows around 16.  Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph...increasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 mph after midnight.  Wind chill values 3 below to 18 above zero. Sunday...Mostly cloudy.  Occasional snow in the morning.  Considerable blowing and drifting snow.  Total event accumulation of 10 to 15 inches.  Windy with highs around 20.  North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.  Wind chill values 4 below to 8 above zero.

Morning forecast for January 23, 2005 : *Blizzard Warning through this morning with event totals averaging between 10 and 15 inches* Today...Cloudy with occasional snow this morning.  Partly cloudy this afternoon.  Considerable blowing and drifting snow.  Additional snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches.  Windy with highs around 20.  North winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.  Wind chill values 5 below to 10 above zero.

Table of Contents Storm Summary Regional Surface Observations National Weather Service Forecasts Surface Maps Satellite Imagery National Surface Weather Maps - Pressure and Fronts Only Continental Surface Weather Maps - Pressure and Fronts Only Sea Level Pressure and 1000 to 500 Millibar Thickness Maps 850 Millibar Maps 700 Millibar Maps 500 Millibar Maps 300 Millibar Maps 200 Millibar Maps National Radar Imagery Regional Radar Imagery Fort Dix Doppler Radar Imagery Storm Photos

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