[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/5/2004 12:40:49 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS41 KPHI 050537
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1235 AM EST MON JAN 5 2004

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-051130-
CARBON PA-MONROE PA-SUSSEX NJ-

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7:30 AM EST MONDAY FOR
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCRUAL OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND ACCUMULATE AROUND ONE HALF
INCH BY DAYBREAK.  OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN POCONOS
AND FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY, THAT RAIN LIKELY WILL FALL AS FREEZING
RAIN WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING AT OR JUST BELOW THE FREEZING MARK.
THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCRUAL, WITH DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND
POWER LINES POSSIBLE.  UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ALSO SHOULD BECOME HAZARDOUS. 

MOTORISTS TRAVELING THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE
POTENTIAL FOR A DANGEROUS MORNING COMMUTE.  PLEASE MAKE APPROPRIATE
PLANS SHOULD ICING MAKE TRAVEL IN YOUR AREA PERILOUS.  

STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS
SITUATION.  THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI.

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