[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 3/12/2003 3:43:49 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS81 KPHI 120858
SPSPHI
DEZ001-NJZ009-010-012-015-017>019-PAZ060-061-067>071-121700-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
351 AM EST WED MAR 12 2003

...SNOW AND SLEET ARE POSSIBLE TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF PHILADELPHIA 
ON THURSDAY...
...RAIN IN THE WILMINGTON DELAWARE - PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA - 
TRENTON NEW JERSEY AREAS COULD CAUSE STREAMS TO RISE TO NEAR 
BANKFULL ON THURSDAY...

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY COLDER 
AIR. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER SOUTHERN DELAWARE ON 
THURSDAY. MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE PLAINS STATES 
ON THURSDAY AND MOVE EAST ALONG THE FRONT...MOVING OFF THE MID 
ATLANTIC COAST THURSDAY EVENING. 

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO START ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING. THEN 
AS COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO MOVE DOWN FROM THE NORTH...THE RAIN 
SHOULD CHANGE TO SLEET AND THEN SNOW IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND OVER 
NORTH CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW COULD 
ACCUMULATE...BUT MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AS ONE HEADS 
NORTH.

ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ON THURSDAY SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST 
AND BE PREPARED FOR WINTRY TRAVEL IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND 
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY.

OVER THE METROPOLITAN AREAS...NEAR THE DELAWARE RIVER...RAINFALL OF 
A HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH COULD CAUSE SOME SMALLER STREAMS 
TO APPROACH BANKFULL.

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RNS/JAE

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