[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 12/20/2004 5:15:56 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
450 AM EST MON DEC 20 2004

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CARBON PA-MONROE PA-SUSSEX NJ-
450 AM EST MON DEC 20 2004

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND
FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 5 BELOW ZERO
AND ZERO OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS EARLY THIS MORNING WERE
GENERATING WIND CHILL VALUES OF AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO. GUSTS OF UP TO
35 MPH WERE MAKING IT INTERMITTENTLY SEEM EVEN COLDER. TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO DROP A BIT MORE THIS MORNING AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN STEADY OR INCREASE A BIT, SO MORNING WIND CHILL VALUES OF
AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. 

OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS, TEMPERATURES AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
GENERATE WIND CHILLS FROM AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO TO AROUND 5 BELOW
ZERO. 

IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE, PLEASE WEAR LAYERS OF CLOTHING, GLOVES,
AND A FULL FACE AND HEAD COVERING. FROSTBITE IS A REAL THREAT WHEN
YOU ARE EXPOSED TO WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS THEY WILL BE THIS MORNING. 

ALSO, PLEASE ENSURE THAT ANY PETS YOU KEEP OUTSIDE ARE PROTECTED FROM
THE WIND AND COLD. THEY SHOULD HAVE AT A MINIMUM A STRONG AND WELL
INSULATED SHELTER TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE WIND AND COLD AND ACCESS
TO UNFROZEN WATER. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, BRING THEM INDOORS. IT IS THE
HUMANE THING TO DO. 

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MPD 

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