[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 1/25/2003 3:39:59 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
340 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2003

...SNOW LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED ON SUNDAY - THEN ANOTHER ARCTIC BLAST 
EXPECTED LATER SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY 
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL BE PRECEDED AND ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHT SNOW. 
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN ONE AND THREE 
INCHES...EXCEPT AN INCH OR LESS IN SOUTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND 
DELMARVA. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS SHOULD ACCUMULATE IN THE HIGHER 
TERRAIN OF BERKS COUNTY...THE LEHIGH VALLEY...THE POCONOS AND 
NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. 

THE SNOW SHOULD ARRIVE BEFORE EVENING IN BERKS COUNTY...THE LEHIGH 
VALLEY...THE POCONOS AND NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY AND FALL MAINLY DURING 
THE EVENING ELSEWHERE. THE SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY...BUT 
WILL STICK QUICKLY ON UNTREATED SURFACES DUE TO ALL OF THE RECENT 
COLD WEATHER. UNTREATED ROADS WILL RAPIDLY BECOME SLIPPERY. PLEASE 
BEAR THIS IN MIND IF YOU HAVE TRAVELING PLANS FOR SUPER BOWL PARTIES 
TOMORROW AND GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

ONCE THE COLD FRONT CLEARS...ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY COLD ARCTIC 
AIR MASS WILL COME PLUNGING INTO THE REGION. THIS SHOULD BE AS COLD 
AS THE AIR MASSES THAT WERE OVER US LAST WEEKEND AND ON THURSDAY. 
WIND CHILL FACTORS COME MONDAY MORNING SHOULD RANGE FROM AROUND ZERO 
ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN TO AS LOW AS FIFTEEN DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN 
THE POCONOS. PLEASE DRESS ACCORDINGLY. IT WILL BE VERY COLD WAITING 
FOR THAT SCHOOL BUS...COMMUTER TRAIN OR WORKING OUTDOORS ON MONDAY. 
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD START DIMINISHING MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE 
CORE OF THE COLD AIR MASS SHOULD MOVE OVER THE REGION DURING THE DAY 
ON MONDAY. DEPENDING UPON HOW MUCH NEW SNOW FALLS AND HOW QUICKLY 
WINDS DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT...TUESDAY MORNING COULD BE THE COLDEST 
MORNING OF THE WINTER SEASON SO FAR IN NON COASTAL AND NON URBAN 
AREAS. A ROLLER COASTER RIDE TOWARD SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES IS THEN 
EXPECTED TO OCCUR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...YOU CAN ACCESS THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS, 
WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI (ALL IN LOWER CASE).
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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TFG

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