[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/2/2003 6:57:08 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
655 PM EST THU JAN 2 2003

...A NEW WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT ACROSS 
MUCH OF CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA NORTH AND 
WEST OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA...

THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES... 
AS A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE 
NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE STORM SHOULD BE OFF THE CENTRAL 
DELMARVA COAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST 
SATURDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF 
PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION...MUCH OF IT FALLING AS SNOW ACROSS EAST 
CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. 
POINTS FURTHER SOUTH SHOULD HAVE MOSTLY RAIN...ALTHOUGH MANY AREAS 
WILL SEE SOME SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION AT THE BEGINNING AND 
ENDING OF THE EVENT.

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-031000-
CARBON PA-MONROE PA-SUSSEX NJ-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING 
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A WINTER 
STORM WARNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY FOR CARBON AND MONROE COUNTIES 
IN PENNSYLVANIA AND SUSSEX COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY.

LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT... 
CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW 
SHOULD GET HEAVY DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AND INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. 
BETWEEN 7 AND 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS THE 
AREA...BY THE TIME THE PRECIPITATION FINALLY TAPERS OFF EARLY 
SATURDAY.

DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD BECOME VERY SLIPPERY TONIGHT WITH THE 
FREEZING RAIN...ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADS...AND THEN DANGEROUS 
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE ACCUMULATING SNOW. AVOID 
UNNECESSARY TRAVEL...OR 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.

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NJZ009-010-012-015-PAZ067>069-031030-
BUCKS PA-CHESTER PA-HUNTERDON NJ-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-SOMERSET NJ-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 
FOR TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 
VALID TONIGHT FOR BUCKS...MONTGOMERY AND CHESTER COUNTIES IN 
PENNSYLVANIA...AND HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MERCER...AND MIDDLESEX 
COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY. 

TEMPERATURES HAD FALLEN TO FREEZING OR JUST BELOW FREEZING EARLY 
THURSDAY EVENING...AND VERY LIGHT RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN HAD BEGUN TO 
FALL IN MANY AREAS. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD INCREASE IN INTENSITY 
OVERNIGHT...AND WHILE TEMPERATURES MAY RISE BACK ABOVE FREEZING 
TOWARD MORNING...UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES COULD BECOME QUITE SLIPPERY.

AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE MID OR UPPER 30S FRIDAY MORNING...ANY 
REMAINING ICY SPOTS SHOULD MELT. WHILE RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF 
THE DAY FRIDAY...SNOW SHOULD MIX BACK IN LATE FRIDAY OR FRIDAY 
NIGHT.


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NJZ007-008-PAZ060>062-031000-
BERKS PA-LEHIGH PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-WARREN NJ-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 
FOR BERKS...LEHIGH...AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA...AND 
MORRIS AND WARREN COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY.

LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH ANY SNOW 
ACCUMULATION LESS THAN AN INCH BY MORNING. RAIN OR SLEET WILL MIX IN 
FRIDAY MORNING...BUT THEN THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD TURN TO ALL SNOW 
LATER FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...AND THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. 
BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BY THE TIME 
THE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF EARLY SATURDAY.

DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD BECOME VERY SLIPPERY TONIGHT WITH THE 
FREEZING RAIN...ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADS...AND REMAIN THAT WAY 
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE SNOW. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF 
TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

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