[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 2/6/2003 11:42:03 AM

PHI Skywarn [email protected]
Thu, 06 Feb 2003 11:42:04 -0500


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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1145 AM EST THU FEB 6 2003

...WINTER WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE AREA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST TODAY WILL MOVE 
NORTHEAST REACHING NEAR CAPE HATTERAS FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE 
INTENSIFYING AS IT MOVES OFFSHORE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. A STRONG 
JET STREAM WILL BRING ABUNDANT MOISTURE NORTHEAST WITH THIS LOW. THE 
LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY...BUT NOT FAST ENOUGH TO PREVENT 
HEAVY SNOW FROM FALLING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. WHILE LIGHT SNOW 
SHOULD START DURING THE EVENING...THE DAMAGE WILL BE DONE TOWARD AND 
DURING THE FIRST PART OF FRIDAY MORNING AS HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED AS 
THE LOW BEGINS INTENSIFYING OFFSHORE. ENOUGH WARM AIR MAY MIX INTO 
THE SYSTEM AND CHANGE THE SNOW TO SLEET AND RAIN ACROSS COASTAL 
SECTIONS OF CAPE MAY AND SUSSEX COUNTIES. LOCATIONS FARTHER NORTH 
AND WEST SHOULD BE SPARED THE HEAVIER SNOW.


DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>023-025>027-PAZ070-071-
062200-
ATLANTIC NJ-CAMDEN NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-
GLOUCESTER NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-NEW CASTLE DE-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-
SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD-

...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS CONTINUED A 
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF THREE TO SIX 
INCHES. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL 
BECOME HEAVIER EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 
NOON TIME. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW SHOULD BE ON THE GROUND BY 
DAYBREAK FRIDAY...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN DELMARVA. THIS WILL 
MAKE THE MORNING COMMUTE AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ONE. THE SNOW 
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE OVER BY AROUND NOON ON FRIDAY. TOTAL 
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN THREE AND SIX INCHES. 

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER 
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. 

HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE 
TONIGHT...CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. COMMUTERS 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.


NJZ013>015-PAZ067>069-062200-
BUCKS PA-CHESTER PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-MERCER NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS CONTINUED A 
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR 
INCHES. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST 
SNOW SHOULD FALL FOR SEVERAL HOURS AROUND DAYBREAK FRIDAY AND WILL 
AFFECT THE MORNING COMMUTE. IT WILL BE DIFFICULT. ONE TO TWO INCHES 
OF SNOW SHOULD BE ON THE GROUND BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY...HIGHEST TOWARD 
THE MARYLAND BORDER. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD BE OVER BY AROUND 
NOON ON FRIDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN TWO AND 
FOUR INCHES. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER 
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
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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ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-DELAWARE BEACHES DE-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS CONTINUED A 
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COASTAL SUSSEX COUNTY IN DELAWARE AND 
COASTAL CAPE MAY COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE ADVISORY AREA THIS EVENING AND 
BE LIGHT. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION SHOULD FALL FOR SEVERAL HOURS 
AROUND DAYBREAK FRIDAY AMD WILL AFFECT THE MORNING COMMUTE. ENOUGH 
WARM AIR SHOULD MOVE INTO THE REGION TO MIX OR CHANGE THE SNOW TO 
SLEET AND RAIN DURING FRIDAY MORNING. BUT BEFORE THE 
CHANGEOVER...TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE OVER BY AROUND NOON ON FRIDAY.  

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER 
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
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.

JWH

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