[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 2/17/2003 6:37:45 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
632 AM EST MON FEB 17 2003

...END IN SIGHT FOR THIS MAJOR WINTER STORM...
.LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WILL INTENSIFY
AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHEAST TO THE NEW ENGLAND WATERS BY 
TUESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON AS THE
LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION.

NJZ016>020-026-027-171800-
CAMDEN NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
OCEAN NJ-SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CHANGED THE BLIZZARD WARNING TO 
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW - AN ADDITIONAL 
INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET MAY ACCUMULATE......

SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. AN 
ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BEFORE PRECIPITATION 
BEGINS TO TAPER OFF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 
IN THE RANGE OF 18 TO 25 INCHES IS EXPECTED. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND 
DRIFTING SNOW. 

TRAVEL CONTINUES TO BE VERY DIFFICULT. POSTPONE ANY TRAVEL THAT IS 
NOT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. BY STAYING OFF THE ROADWAYS...HIGHWAY 
CREWS ARE BETTER ABLE TO CLEAR THE SNOW. 

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NJZ012>014-171800-
EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THIS MORNING...

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES AND OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET...WILL 
CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 18 TO 25 
INCHES EXPECTED BY THE TIME PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF TO FLURRIES 
THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH 
WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING 
VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE.  

TRAVEL CONTINUES TO BE VERY DIFFICULT. POSTPONE ANY TRAVEL THAT IS 
NOT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. BY STAYING OFF THE ROADWAYS...HIGHWAY 
CREWS ARE BETTER ABLE TO CLEAR THE SNOW. 

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