[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 2/20/2004 9:06:26 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
914 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2004

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-210800-
CARBON PA-MONROE PA-SUSSEX NJ-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN INTO THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS...

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING RAIN TO THE AREA OVERNIGHT.  
THE RAIN IS BEGINNING TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST.  TEMPERATURES 
REMAIN THE CRITICAL FACTOR IN DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THE RAIN 
WILL FREEZE ON CONTACT WITH GROUND SURFACES.  FOR MOST AREAS... 
TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING...BUT IN A FEW 
LOCATIONS...WHERE READINGS ARE CURRENTLY AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW 
FREEZING...THERE MAY BE SOME FREEZING RAIN FOR A PERIOD AFTER THE 
ONSET OF PRECIPITATION.  THE FREEZING RAIN SHOULD BE LIGHT BUT MAY
PERSIST INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.  THIS MAY CAUSE SLIPPERY
CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE 
CAUTION.  TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO HOLD STEADY FOR THE NEXT FEW 
HOURS AND THEN BEGIN TO RISE VERY SLOWLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR 
FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

FOR COMPLETE WEATHER INFORMATION, VISIT US ON THE WEB AT:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI (IN LOWER CASE).

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