[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 4/7/2003 11:29:24 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1130 AM EDT MON APR 7 2003

...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN NEW 
JERSEY - BERKS COUNTY - THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND THE POCONOS FOR 
TODAY...
...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN 
PENNSYLVANIA AND MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY FOR 
TODAY...

.LARGE HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN CANADA AND LOW PRESSURE MOVING 
ACROSS VIRGINIA WILL COMBINE TO GIVE THE REGION A LATE WINTER STORM. 
THIS IS A SIMILAR PATTERN TO THE PRESIDENTS WEEKEND SNOWSTORM AS THE 
MAIN CONTRIBUTOR WILL BE THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM SUPPLYING FRESH 
COLD AIR TO NORTHERN PARTS OF OUR REGION AND THE VIRGINIA LOW 
SUPPLYING THE MOISTURE. HOWEVER...TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD NOT 
BE AS GREAT.

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.

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-061-062-072130-
CARBON PA-LEHIGH PA-MONROE PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-SUSSEX NJ-
WARREN NJ-

...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR SIX TO 
TWELVE INCHES OF SNOW...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES 
IN PENNSYLVANIA...CARBON...LEHIGH...MONROE...AND NORTHAMPTON...AND 
IN NEW JERSEY...MORRIS...SUSSEX...AND WARREN.

EIGHT TO TWELVE INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN CARBON...MONROE AND 
SUSSEX COUNTIES AND SIX TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN 
LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...WARREN AND MORRIS COUNTIES. THE SNOW IS 
EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET AND COULD TEAR DOWN WEAK TREES...TREE 
LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 

SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ENOUGH SO THAT 
IT WILL STICK TO ROADWAYS AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSE TO FREEZING. 
THUS THE EVENING RUSH HOUR IS EXPECTED TO BE TREACHEROUS. THE SNOW 
SHOULD TAPER OFF TO FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS EVENING.
 
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS 
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW IS 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.

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.

$$


NJZ009-010-PAZ060-072130-
BERKS PA-HUNTERDON NJ-SOMERSET NJ-

...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON FOR FOUR TO EIGHT 
INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...AND IN NEW JERSEY...HUNTERDON AND 
SOMERSET.

FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE. 
THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET AND THERE MIGHT BE ENOUGH 
TO TEAR DOWN WEAK TREE LIMBS...TREES AND POWER LINES. THE HIGHEST 
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND SOME SLEET 
IS EXPECTED TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW. BY EVENING...THE SNOW AND SLEET 
WILL TAPER OFF TO FREEZING DRIZZLE. 

THE EVENING COMMUTE IS EXPECTED TO BE TREACHEROUS. THE PRECIPITATION 
INTENSITY SHOULD BE HEAVY ENOUGH THAT SNOW WILL STICK TO ROADWAYS 
AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND FREEZING. 
 
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS 
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET IS 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.

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.

$$


NJZ012-013-015-017>019-PAZ067>071-072130-
BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
MIDDLESEX NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THIS AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA...BUCKS...CHESTER...DELAWARE...MONTGOMERY 
AND PHILADELPHIA...AND IN NEW JERSEY... CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER... 
MERCER... MIDDLESEX...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. 

SNOW AMOUNTS WILL DROP OFF RAPIDLY AS YOU HEAD SOUTH FROM UPPER 
BUCKS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN MIDDLESEX 
COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY. IN THESE NORTHERN AREAS...SIX INCHES OF SNOW 
MAY ACCUMULATE. 

FARTHER TO THE SOUTH...IN THE ROUTE ONE CORRIDOR...AMOUNTS WILL BE 
MUCH LOWER WITH ONLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET EXPECTED. SOUTH 
OF PHILADELPHIA...LESS THAN AN INCH MAY ACCUMULATE.

DURING THE AFTERNOON...SNOW AND SLEET WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN 
AND THEN DRIZZLE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. NORTHERN PORTIONS OF 
BUCKS...MONTGOMERY AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES WILL SEE TEMPERATURES 
AROUND FREEZING ALLOWING ROADWAYS TO BECOME SLIPPERY FOR A WHILE 
THIS AFTERNOON. 

FARTHER TO THE SOUTH...TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING. SNOW 
COULD BE HEAVY ENOUGH AT TIMES TO ALLOW SOME ROADWAYS TO GET A 
SLUSHY SNOW ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER...BY THE EVENING RUSH HOUR...THE 
SNOW SHOULD HAVE CHANGED TO RAIN ALLEVIATING SOME OF THE SLIPPERY 
CONDITIONS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER 
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND SLEET. 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.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

$$

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