[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 10/29/2002 9:27:22 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
920 PM EST TUE OCT 29 2002

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT ESPECIALLY FOR THE 
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER KENTUCKY IS IN THE PROCESS OF REDEVELOPING OVER 
THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. THIS LOW WILL CONSOLIDATE AND MOVE 
OFFSHORE ON WEDNESDAY. AN UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE LATER ON 
WEDNESDAY WILL BRING A SECOND SHOT OF STEADIER PRECIPITATION LATER 
WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

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CARBON PA-MONROE PA-SUSSEX NJ-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT ESPECIALLY FOR THE 
HIGHER ELEVATIONS... 
...TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH 
SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE OCCURRING AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY 
MORNING...

THE HEAVIEST SHOT OF PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED THROUGH THE REGION. UP 
TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW HAS BEEN REPORTED JUST NORTH OF THE BLUE 
MOUNTAINS IN THE POCONOS. LIGHTER SNOW HAS FALLEN FARTHER NORTH AND 
IN SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY. A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET WITH 
POCKETS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED FOR THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD AND 
EARLY WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING...SO 
ANY DRIZZLE THAT DOES FALL SHOULD FREEZE ON CONTACT.  

AS THE SECOND SHOT OF PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER AIR 
DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...MORE SNOW 
AND RAIN IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP. AN ADDITIONAL INCH COULD 
ACCUMULATE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BY EVENING. THE RAIN 
SHOULD CHANGE TO SNOW IN ALL AREAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS PRECIPITATION 
TAPERS OFF. ANOTHER INCH SHOULD ACCUMULATE AND MAKE EXPECTED TOTAL 
ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES. MOST OF THIS ACCUMULATION WILL 
OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN THE COUNTIES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN AROUND 4 INCHES OF 
SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. FREEZING DRIZZLE CAN CAUSE ICING IN 
THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DAMAGE TREES AND POWER LINES. 
INSTEAD...PATCHES OF ICE WILL CAUSE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS AND 
SIDEWALKS.  

TRAVELING WILL BE A BIT DICEY ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS THE NEXT TWO 
DAYS. MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED. PLEASE USE CAUTION 
AND GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 

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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