[MTHOLLYSVRWX] WSWPHI

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS41 KPHI 110816
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
315 AM EST WED DEC 11 2002

.LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM TENNESSEE TO THE CAROLINA COAST WILL 
CONSOLIDATE AS ONE LOW OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY...THEN HEAD 
NE AND OUT TO SEA TONIGHT...WHILE BRINGING A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN 
TO THE REGION.

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-111700-
CARBON PA-MONROE PA-SUSSEX NJ-

...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP BY MID OR LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO 
TONIGHT...WITH SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION OF ONE HALF INCH OR 
MORE. PRECIPITATION WILL END BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY.

POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL IS NOT 
RECOMMENDED...AS ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND 
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. 

IN CASE OF A POWER OUTAGE...HAVE AN ALTERNATE HEAT SOURCE READY THAT 
CAN BE SAFELY USED INDOORS. KEEP ALTERNATE HEAT SOURCES AWAY FROM 
FURNISHINGS...DRAPES...AND FLAMMABLE OBJECTS...AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE 
VENTILATION. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT THIS ADDRESS...
WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI.

$$


NJZ007-008-PAZ060>062-111700-
BERKS PA-LEHIGH PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-WARREN NJ-

...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO 
TONIGHT...WITH ICE ACCUMULATION OF ONE QUARTER TO AROUND ONE HALF 
INCH. PRECIPITATION WILL END BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY.

SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL 
IS NOT RECOMMENDED...AS ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND 
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. 

IN CASE OF A POWER OUTAGE...HAVE AN ALTERNATE HEAT SOURCE READY THAT 
CAN BE SAFELY USED INDOORS. KEEP ALTERNATE HEAT SOURCES AWAY FROM 
FURNISHINGS...DRAPES...AND FLAMMABLE OBJECTS...AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE 
VENTILATION. 

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL OUTDOORS...ALLOW YOURSELF EXTRA TIME FOR DELAYS. 
TEST ROAD SURFACES CAREFULLY BY GENTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES TO 
FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE EXTENT OF ICY CONDITIONS. MANUALLY 
PUMP BRAKES OR ALLOW THE VEHICLE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO WORK.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT THIS ADDRESS...
WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI.

$$


NJZ009-010-PAZ067>069-111700-
BUCKS PA-CHESTER PA-HUNTERDON NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-SOMERSET NJ-

...WINTER STORM WARNING INTO TONIGHT...

FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP BY OR SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK AND 
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ICE WILL ACCUMULATE UP TO ONE 
QUARTER INCH...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION EXPECTED IN THE 
NORTHERN PARTS OF THESE COUNTIES. THE FREEZING RAIN MAY CHANGE OVER 
TO RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE TODAY OR EARLY TONIGHT...BEFORE 
ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND EXTREMELY 
DANGEROUS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE POSSIBLE.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL OUTDOORS...ALLOW YOURSELF EXTRA TIME FOR DELAYS. 
TEST ROAD SURFACES CAREFULLY BY GENTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES TO 
FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE EXTENT OF ICY CONDITIONS. MANUALLY 
PUMP BRAKES OR ALLOW THE VEHICLE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO WORK.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT THIS ADDRESS...
WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI.

$$


DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-NJZ012-013-015>020-027-PAZ070-071-111700-
CAMDEN NJ-CECIL MD-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-KENT MD-MERCER NJ-
MIDDLESEX NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...

RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP BY DAYBREAK...THEN CHANGE TO 
ALL RAIN AROUND MIDDAY FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST. ICE 
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL...BUT MAY STILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE 
SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND 
WALKWAYS...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE DELAWARE RIVER AND IN CENTRAL NEW 
JERSEY.

IF TRAVELING...ALLOW YOURSELF EXTRA TIME FOR DELAYS. TEST ROAD 
SURFACES CAREFULLY BY GENTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES TO FAMILIARIZE 
YOURSELF WITH THE EXTENT OF ICY CONDITIONS. MANUALLY PUMP BRAKES OR 
ALLOW THE VEHICLE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO WORK.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT THIS ADDRESS...
WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI.

$$


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