[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 12/14/2003 5:31:41 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
525 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2003

...WINTRY WEATHER OVERSPREADING THE REGION...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST OF THE 
CAROLINAS THIS MORNING. AT THE SAME TIME, A COLD CANADIAN AIRMASS 
WILL BE IN PLACE OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION AS AN AREA OF HIGH 
PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. DURING THIS AFTERNOON AND 
INTO TONIGHT, THE LOW WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE 
MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST. THE COLD AIRMASS NEAR THE SURFACE WILL 
PARTIALLY GIVE WAY TO SOMEWHAT MILDER AIR OFF THE ATLANTIC.

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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 FOR TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THROUGH 
THE MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY 
WITH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES TODAY ACROSS CARBON 
AND MONROE COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA, 6 TO 10 INCHES TODAY ACROSS THE 
LEHIGH VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. FURTHER SOUTH, FROM MORRIS 
COUNTY NEW JERSEY, TO THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SUBURBS OF 
PHILADELPHIA, 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE THE SNOW MIXES 
WITH SLEET AND RAIN, THEN CHANGES OVER TO PLAIN RAIN DURING THIS
AFTERNOON.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE 
POCONOS, 6 TO 10 INCHES FOR BERKS, LEHIGH, NORTHAMPTON AND WARREN 
COUNTIES, WHILE 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED FOR SUSSEX NEW JERSEY. 
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FOR MORRIS, SOMERSET, NORTHAMPTON, BUCKS, 
MONTGOMERY AND CHESTER COUNTIES IS EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 7 
INCHES BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER OCCURS.

AS WITH ALL WINTER STORMS, THE EXACT STORM TRACK IS CRUCIAL TO THE 
TIMING AND LOCATION OF FROZEN VERSUS LIQUID PRECIPITATION, AND FOR 
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
VIA NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR THE 
LATEST UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM.  

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CAPE MAY NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW OR SLEET WITH LITTLE OR NO 
ACCUMULATION, THEN PLAIN RAIN IS EXPECTED. WITH NO SIGNIFICANT 
ACCUMULATION OF SNOW OR ICE EXPECTED, THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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142200-
ATLANTIC NJ-CAMDEN NJ-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-
GLOUCESTER NJ-KENT MD-KENT DE-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-
SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TODAY...

SNOW WILL QUICKLY OVERSPREAD THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
IS EXPECTED ALONG THE I 95 CORRIDOR BEFORE THE SNOW MIXES WITH SLEET,
THEN CHANGES TO ALL RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST,
LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED, HOWEVER SOME SLEET AND
ICE ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR.

AS WITH ALL WINTER STORMS, THE EXACT STORM TRACK IS CRUCIAL TO THE 
TIMING AND LOCATION OF FROZEN VERSUS LIQUID PRECIPITATION, AND FOR 
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
VIA NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. 

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GORSE