[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 2/6/2004 9:16:25 PM

PHI Skywarn [email protected]
Fri, 06 Feb 2004 21:16:28 -0500


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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
916 PM EST FRI FEB 6 2004

PAZ054-055-071100-
CARBON PA-MONROE PA-

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL DAYBREAK SATURDAY...

THE FIRST BATCH OF STEADY PRECIPITATION HAS EXITED THE REGION THIS 
EVENING. BUT...ANOTHER BATCH OF PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN BLOSSOMING 
OVER WEST VIRGINIA...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHERN OHIO. THIS 
AREA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND OVERSPREAD THE POCONOS OVERNIGHT. AS 
THE PRECIPITATION MOVES INTO THE REGION...COLDER AIR WILL BE 
BUILDING EAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL GIVE THE REGION 
ANOTHER WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND THEN SNOW BEFORE IT 
FINALLY ENDS AROUND DAYBREAK SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS WILL 
AVERAGE ONE TO TWO INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER 
TERRAIN. THIS SNOW WILL HAVE A SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN BASE BELOW IT. 
 

TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT ON UNTREATED HIGHER 
TERRAIN ROADWAYS. PLEASE BE WARY OF CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS AS 
ROADS WILL START WET IN THE VALLEYS...BUT WILL BE EXTREMELY SLIPPERY
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ALL UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY 
TOWARD MORNING AS COLDER AIR DROPS TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING EVEN 
IN THE VALLEYS.
 
GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SATURDAY MORNING. 
IF YOU MUST BE OUT...USE COMMON SENSE WHILE DRIVING ON POTENTIALLY
TREACHEROUS ROADS.  

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NJZ001-007-008-PAZ062-071100-
MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL DAYBREAK SATURDAY...
 
WHILE THE MAIN BATCH OF PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED EAST OF THE REGION 
THIS EVENING...ANOTHER AREA OF PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN 
UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE IS BLOSSOMING OVER WEST VIRGINIA...WESTERN 
PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHERN OHIO. THIS AREA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND 
OVERSPREAD THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT. MANY LOCATIONS ARE 
PRECARIOUSLY CLOSE TO THE FREEZING MARK AND AS THE PRECIPITATION 
MOVES INTO THE REGION...COLDER AIR WILL BE BUILDING EAST FROM THE 
GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL GIVE THE AREA THE LIKELIHOOD OF A PARTING 
SHOT OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND THEN SNOW BEFORE IT ALL FINALLY 
ENDS AROUND DAYBREAK SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 
A DUSTING IN THE VALLEYS TO ONE TO TWO INCHES OVER THE HIGHER 
TERRAIN. OF GREATER IMPORTANCE WILL BE THE SNOW IN ALL LIKELIHOOD 
WILL BE ACCUMULATING ON TOP OF A BASE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. ALL 
UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY TOWARD MORNING AS COLDER AIR 
DROPS TEMPERATURES TO AROUND OR BELOW THE FREEZING MARK EVEN IN THE 
VALLEYS.
 
GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SATURDAY MORNING. 
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. 
WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE TREACHEROUS...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES
THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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TFG
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