Monday Morning Update 12/16

PRECIPITATION WAVE #1 (Minor Impacts)

Snow moves Monday morning (8 AM-11 AM)

-Continues throughout the day, mainly light and showery in nature. Dropping a coating to 1" of snow.

PRECIPITATION WAVE # 2 (Major Impacts)

-Wintry Mix starts between 8-9 PM Monday Night.

-All freezing rain by 12 AM

-Additional C-2" of snow/sleet between 8 PM and Midnight

-Freezing Rain persists until 5 AM

-Temperature creeps above freezing by 8 AM Tuesday

-Tuesday Morning Commute will be IMPACTED!!

-The area circled in pink is the "ice zone"

-This area will see up to .35" ice accretion on top of snowfall.

-These events almost always end up mainly frozen the Lehigh, Berks, and Pocono regions due to CAD ( Cold Air Damming; which traps cold air at the surface)