[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 2/7/2003 4:42:45 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
405 AM EST FRI FEB 7 2003

...WINTER WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING NEAR CAPE HATTERAS THIS MORNING 
WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES OFFSHORE DURING THE DAY. 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. THE HEAVIEST SNOW 
WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THIS MORNING.  


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ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-
CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-
COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-DELAWARE BEACHES DE-
EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-
MERCER NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-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 STORM WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE: IN THE EASTERN 
SHORE OF MARYLAND 6 TO 10 INCHES...IN DELAWARE 6 TO 8 INCHES IN NEW 
CASTLE COUNTY...8 TO 10 INCHES IN KENT COUNTY AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN 
SUSSEX COUNTY...IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY 5 TO AROUND 8 
INCHES EXCEPT 4 TO 6 INCHES ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND IN 
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA 6 TO AROUND 8 INCHES. 

THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA SHOULD AVERAGE 6 TO 
AROUND 8 INCHES OF SNOW. THERE SHOULD BE NO DIFFERENTIATION IN 
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST SUBURBS.
 
THE HEAVIEST PART OF THE STORM WILL BE AFFECTING THE WARNING AREA 
BETWEEN NOW AND 9 AM. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR WILL 
OCCUR...ESPECIALLY IN DELMARVA AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY. IT WILL 
BE VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP EVEN THE MAIN ROADS CLEAR. SNOW SHOULD 
BEGIN TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE 
MORNING BUT WILL PROBABLY LINGER INTO EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE 
COMPLETELY ENDING. 

IN SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE...A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND 
SNOW SHOULD GO BACK TO ALL SNOW THIS MORNING. BUT THIS CHANGEOVER 
WILL KEEP TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS DOWN A BIT. 

LITTLE MELTING IS EXPECTED AS TEMPERATURES BARELY 
GET TO FREEZING. WINDS SHOULD NOT BE THAT STRONG...SO LITTLE BLOWING 
OR DRIFTING IS EXPECTED.

THE MORNING RUSH WILL BE DIFFICULT AT BEST. IF YOU MUST DRIVE...GIVE 
YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. CONDITIONS CAN 
DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS, SLOW DOWN AND 
ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES, 
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF 
EMERGENCY.

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BERKS PA-CARBON PA-HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONROE PA-
MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-SOMERSET NJ-SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD AVERAGE THREE TO SIX INCHES IN THE 
ADVISORY AREA WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS TOWARD PHILADELPHIA IN 
PENNSYLVANIA AND TOWARD TRENTON AND ATLANTIC CITY IN NEW JERSEY.

STEADY SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE MORNING. THE 
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD OCCUR DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE MORNING. 
THE SNOW WILL END FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. IT WILL END CLOSE TO 
NOON IN PENNSYLVANIA AND DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON IN NEW JERSEY. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS FALLING...BUT 
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE. ANY SNOW OR ICE 
WOULD MAKE DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON 
UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW 
FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND 
OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP.

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