Snow and ice storm, January 27-28, 2009 - National Weather Service Forecasts

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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Storm Summary
Regional Surface Observations
National Weather Service Forecasts
Surface Maps
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National Surface Weather Maps - Pressure and Fronts Only
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Sea Level Pressure and 1000 to 500 Millibar Thickness Maps
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500 Millibar Maps
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National Radar Imagery
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MERCER COUNTY ZONE FORECASTS

Overnight forecast for January 27, 2009:

*Winter Storm Warning in effect until 6 PM EST Wednesday*

Tonight...Snow...mixing with or changing to sleet and freezing rain late. Snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Lows in the lower 20s. Temperatures slowly rising toward daybreak. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Wednesday...A wintry mix in the morning and rain with pockets of freezing rain in the afternoon. Total snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Total ice accretions around one quarter of an inch. Highs 35 to 40. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Wednesday night...Mostly cloudy with rain likely in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Morning forecast for January 28, 2009:

*Winter Storm Warning in effect until 6 PM EST this afternoon*

Today...Snow...mixing with and then changing to freezing rain this morning...and then to all rain this afternoon. Total snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Ice accretions of one quarter to one half of an inch. Highs around 40. East winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Tonight...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain showers in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Morning update for January 28, 2009:

*Winter Storm Warning in effect until 6 PM EST this afternoon*

Today...Mixed wintry precipitation becoming all freezing rain early this morning...and then all rain this afternoon. Total snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Ice accretions of one quarter to one half of an inch. Highs around 40. East winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Tonight...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain showers in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Afternoon forecast for January 28, 2009:

This afternoon...Rain. Areas of locally dense fog. Highs in the lower 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Tonight...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain showers in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Afternoon update for January 28, 2009:

*Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 7 PM EST this evening*

This afternoon...Rain likely. Dense fog. Highs in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

Tonight...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain showers in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Brisk with lows in the mid 20s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Evening forecast for January 28, 2009:

*Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 8 PM EST this evening*

Tonight...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain with a slight chance of snow showers this evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Areas of dense fog this evening with visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Breezy with lows in the mid 20s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

Evening update for January 28, 2009:

Tonight...Mostly cloudy with rain likely with a slight chance of snow showers this evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Breezy with lows in the mid 20s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

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