Weather BriefingPotential Winter Storm Jan 26, 2011
Prepared 900 AM EST –Monday January 24, 2011
Joe Miketta
NOAA’s National Weather Service
Philadelphia/Mt. Holly NJ Forecast office
Weather.gov/phi
•The potential is growing for a significant nor’easter during the mid-week period. Guidance continues to suggest this storm will affect the area on Wednesday, January 26th, but exact timing will be fine-tuned as the event unfolds.
•Given the expected track of the storm, significant snow is expected in the southern Poconos and northwest New Jersey. A mixture of snow/sleet/freezing rain/rain is possible in the Lehigh Valley and adjacent areas of central New Jersey, and into the northern suburbs of Philadelphia. Mainly rain is expected from Philadelphia south. A more westward (inland) track would produce more rain and less snow.
•We need to be concerned with all the threats a major nor'easter can bring: significant snow & ice, heavy rain, coastal flooding, & strong winds.In addition, with over one inch of rain possible south and east of Philadelphia, runoff over frozen ground could pose minor flooding problems. The specific threats of each of these elements will become better focused as the event unfolds.
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