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

Afternoon forecast for January 9, 1997: *The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for this afternoon and evening - Snow and sleet accumulations of 1 to 3 inches expected before changing to rain* This afternoon...Snow, changing to sleet and freezing rain.  High near 30.  Light east wind. Tonight...Freezing rain and sleet changing to rain.  Temperatures in the low 30s.  Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Evening forecast for January 9, 1997: *The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for tonight for freezing rain and sleet* Tonight...Periods of freezing rain and sleet, possibly changing to rain.  Temperatures rising into the low to mid 30s.  East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest late tonight.

Evening update for January 9, 1997: Tonight...Cloudy with a chance of freezing drizzle or light freezing rain.  Temperatures in the low to mid 30s.  Winds east 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest late.  POP 30.

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