[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 12/20/2004 7:18:12 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
702 AM EST MON DEC 20 2004

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ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
DELAWARE BEACHES DE-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-
KENT DE-OCEAN NJ-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
TALBOT MD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC CITY...DOVER AND VINELAND
702 AM EST MON DEC 20 2004

...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AND SLIPPERY SURFACES TODAY...

AN ABRUPT CHANGE TO WINTER CONDITIONS HAS OCCURRED ACROSS 
THE REGION OVERNIGHT. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT CROSSED THE REGION LAST
NIGHT AND TEMPERATURES HAVE PLUMMETED INTO THE TEENS ACROSS
EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN DELAWARE
AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. IN ADDITION,
WINDS HAVE INCREASED AS THE COLD AIR HAS ARRIVED AND WIND SPEEDS HAVE
BEEN MEASURED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH. THE
COLD TEMPERATURES AND BLUSTERY WINDS WERE CREATING WIND CHILL
READINGS NEAR OR BELOW ZERO OVER MOST AREAS EARLY THIS MORNING. 

DURING THE DAY TODAY, TEMPERATURES WILL NOT CHANGE MUCH, AND THE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO REMAIN BLUSTERY. WINDS CHILL
WILL REMAIN PRETTY STEADY THIS MORNING AND RISE ONLY A BIT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD THAT WILL BE AROUND TODAY IS AREAS OF ICE THAT
HAVE FORMED ON ROADWAYS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES. THE
ICE CAN BE DIFFICULT TO SPOT, SO IF YOU TRAVEL TOO FAST, AND IF YOU
DON'T RECOGNIZE THE DANGER BEFORE YOU TRAVEL, IT COULD END UP 
RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED TO DRIVE CAREFULLY 
TODAY SINCE THE ICE WILL NOT GO AWAY DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. 

PEOPLE WHO VENTURE OUTSIDE, INCLUDING CHILDREN ON THEIR WAY TO 
SCHOOL, SHOULD DRESS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THE ELEMENTS. HATS, 
GLOVES AND LAYERS OF CLOTHING ARE IMPORTANT IN THIS TYPE OF 
WEATHER.  

ALSO, PEOPLE SHOULD MAKE SURE THEIR PETS ARE PROTECTED
FROM THE WEATHER. IF YOU KEEP YOUR PETS OUTSIDE, THEY SHOULD AT A
MINIMUM HAVE A WELL INSULATED AND STURDY SHELTER FROM THE COLD AND
WIND AND ACCESS TO UNFROZEN WATER. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO
BRING THEM INDOORS. 

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MPD

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