[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 12/25/2002 4:48:14 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
445 AM EST WED DEC 25 2002

...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT INTO THIS EVENING FOR THE 
SOUTHERN POCONOS...THE LEHIGH VALLEY...AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...

.A POTENT EARLY WINTER STORM WILL BRING A VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION 
TYPES TO THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC AREA TODAY. THIS WILL CAUSE 
DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY WELL NORTH AND WEST OF 
PHILADELPHIA THIS CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON. 

NJZ001-007>010-PAZ054-055-060>062-251600-
BERKS PA-CARBON PA-HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-MONROE PA-MORRIS NJ-
NORTHAMPTON PA-SOMERSET NJ-SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-

...WINTER STORM WARNING INTO THIS EVENING...

MIXED RAIN SLEET AND SNOW THIS MORNING...WITH EVEN A BRIEF PERIOD OF 
FREEZING RAIN...WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND 
ACCUMULATE TO 5 TO 8 INCHES BY DARK. OVER THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND 
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY EVEN HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS ARE 
EXPECTED...RANGING UP TO 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST 
ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN.

THE WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 
THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN PENNSYLVANIA...
BERKS...CARBON...LEHIGH...MONROE...AND NORTHAMPTON.

IN NEW JERSEY...
HUNTERDON...MORRIS...SOMERSET...SUSSEX...AND WARREN. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET
AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE
IN THE AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE
WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE, OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE.

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ012-013-015>020-027-PAZ067>071-251600-BUCKS 
PA-CAMDEN NJ-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER 
NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON 
NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON 
NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON...

RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING BUT CHANGE OVER TO SNOW 
LATER THIS AFTERNOON...ACCUMULATING 1 TO 3 INCHES BY DARK...AND
PERHAPS EVEN 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SUBURBS OF 
PHILADELPHIA.

THE AFFECTED COUNTIES INCLUDE...

IN PENNSYLVANIA...
BUCKS...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY...DELAWARE...AND PHILADELPHIA.

IN NEW JERSEY...
BURLINGTON...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...WESTERN 
MONMOUTH...OCEAN...AND SALEM. 

IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...
NEW CASTLE.

IN NORTHERN MARYLAND...
CECIL.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD 
ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET
AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

$$

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