[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 12/5/2003 7:34:07 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS41 KPHI 051226
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
725 AM EST FRI DEC 5 2003

.THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON WAS MOVING INTO 
THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH AROUND AND JUST AFTER SUNRISE. SIGNIFICANT 
SNOW HAD MOVED NORTH OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR IN NEW JERSEY AND INTO 
BUCKS COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO SPARE COASTAL 
AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY, SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL DELAWARE AND THE 
CENTRAL MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE FROM ANY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL, AS 
MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN. HOWEVER, WINDS AND 
TIDAL FLOODING ACROSS VULNERABLE PORTIONS OF THESE AREAS STILL 
APPEAR TO BE VERY POSSIBLE. 

NEAR AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR, SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS
STILL A POSSIBILITY, WITH PRECIPITATION BEGINNING AS SNOW EARLY
TODAY, CHANGING TO RAIN LATER TODAY, AND THEN CHANGING BACK TO SNOW
PERHAPS AS EARLY AS MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. 

FOR NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY AND FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AWAY FROM
THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA, SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.
IT SHOULD BEGIN TODAY AND CONTINUE PERIODICALLY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. 

A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPENDING WINTRY
WEATHER. A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE CAROLINA COAST EARLY
THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST AND PUSH AGAINST STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CANADA. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE
DELMARVA PENINSULA THIS EVENING, AND THEN BEGIN TO INTENSIFY THANKS
TO A TRANSFERENCE OF ENERGY FROM A SYSTEM TO THE WEST. 

NJZ020>022-027-051700-
ATLANTIC NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-OCEAN NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-

...WINTER STORM WARNING THIS MORNING...

SNOW THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE THREE TO SIX INCHES 
BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN BY ABOUT MIDDAY. THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE 
DANGEROUS DUE TO THE HIGHER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS, AND PEOPLE SHOULD 
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. 

PERIODIC RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MAY CHANGE BACK TO SNOW ON
SATURDAY BEFORE ENDING SATURDAY NIGHT, WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO
THREE INCHES POSSIBLE BEFORE THE END. 
 
REMEMBER THAT A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER 
WEATHER IS CONSIDERED IMMINENT. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS
WILL BECOME DANGEROUS. PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNLESS TRAVEL IS 
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER EVENT. 

$$

NJZ001-007>010-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069-051700-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CARBON PA-CHESTER PA-HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-
MONROE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-SOMERSET NJ-
SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT...

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE COURSE
OF THE DAY, WITH THREE TO SIX INCHES ANTICIPATED BY DUSK. AN 
ADDITIONAL TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT, WITH LOWER 
AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR AND HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER 
THE LEHIGH VALLEY, THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND FAR NORTHWESTERN NEW 
JERSEY. AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. 
THIS WOULD RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM AS LITTLE AS SIX 
INCHES NEAR THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR TO AS MUCH AS 14 INCHES OVER 
THE NORTHERN LOCALES. 

REMEMBER THAT A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS CONSIDERED IMMINENT. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS
WILL BECOME DANGEROUS. PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNLESS TRAVEL IS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER EVENT. 

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ012-013-015>019-PAZ070-071-051700-
CAMDEN NJ-CECIL MD-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-KENT MD-MERCER NJ-
MIDDLESEX NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT INTO THIS AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT...

SNOW INTO THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE FOUR TO EIGHT 
INCHES BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN OR MIXED PRECIPITATION DURING THIS 
AFTERNOON. THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE TREACHEROUS, AND PEOPLE 
SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. 

PERIODIC RAIN FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING IS EXPECTED TO
TURN BACK TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT, WITH A FRESH ONE TO TWO INCHES 
FORECAST BY DAYBREAK. AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW MAY 
FALL ON SATURDAY BEFORE ENDING ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

REMEMBER THAT A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER 
WEATHER IS CONSIDERED IMMINENT. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS
WILL BECOME DANGEROUS. PEOPLE SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNLESS TRAVEL IS 
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER EVENT. 

ALSO, REMEMBER THAT A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THE TIME, THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME 
HAZARDOUS, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS, AND 
LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
 
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