[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 1/1/2003 5:19:53 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
455 AM EST WED JAN 1 2003

...NEW YEARS DAY WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION...
...A SECOND WINTER STORM EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...
...HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD ALSO CHECK THEIR DESTINATION WEATHER...

A STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY WITH MAINLY RAIN...HEAVY AT 
TIMES...DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. HOWEVER...COLDER TEMPERATURES 
WILL SETTLE OVER THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND EXTREME NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY
AND CHANGE THE RAIN OVER TO A WINTRY MIX. A WINTER STORM WATCH 
CONTINUES FOR THOSE AREAS. MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL IN THIS REGION 
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

FARTHER SOUTH...ACROSS THE LEHIGH VALLEY...AND BERKS COUNTY IN 
PENNSYLVANIA AND WARREN AND MORRIS COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY...THE
PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND 
SNOW BEFORE ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. EVEN LIGHT FREEZING RAIN CAN 
CAUSE ICY CONDITIONS.  

ELSEWHERE...OVER HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY... 
AND THE NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF CHESTER...MONTGOMERY...AND BUCKS 
COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA...THE RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGEOVER TO 
SLEET AFTER SUNDOWN TODAY.   

THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE RAIN AND IT WILL BE HEAVY 
AT TIMES WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS WITH SMALL 
STREAMS AND IN HIGHLY CONGESTED AREAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER AN INCH 
ARE LIKELY IN MANY AREAS. 

ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST IN MIDDLESEX...MONMOUTH...OCEAN...AND 
ATLANTIC COUNTIES...BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP 
LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY.  MINOR TIDAL FLOODING 
IS LIKELY THIS EVENING AND MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE 
WITH THE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE AND SUBSEQUENT HIGH TIDES 
INTO FRIDAY. 

A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW ON THE HEELS OF 
TODAYS...AND IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION ON FRIDAY. OVER 
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...AS WELL AS THE POCONOS AND LEHIGH VALLEY...THE 
STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SNOW. FARTHER TO THE SOUTH...OVER CENTRAL 
AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN DELAWARE 
AND EXTREME NORTHEAST MARYLAND...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS 
EXPECTED.

THE POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD
ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY TO ALL OF THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE 
ATLANTIC COASTLINE. PERSISTENT NORTHEAST FLOW DURING THIS PERIOD 
WILL PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES AND BEACH
EROSION. PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE 
COAST SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER DURING THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK 
CLOSELY. REMEMBER TO MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO HIGHER GROUND AT THE TIMES
OF HIGH TIDE.  

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THESE 
STORM SYSTEMS.  YOU CAN ALSO KEEP UP WITH THE DEVELOPING WEATHER ON 
THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS, WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI (ALL 
IN LOWER CASE). 

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