[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/13/2004 3:56:07 PM

PHI Skywarn [email protected]
Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:56:09 -0500


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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
352 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2004

.COLD AIR WILL SETTLE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AS AN ARCTIC COLD 
FRONT MOVES OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL 
MOVE ACROSS THE DAKOTAS TONIGHT AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY WEDNESDAY 
AFTERNOON. THE LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY 
EVENING BEFORE MOVING OFF THE COAST LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

DEZ001-002-MDZ008-012-015-NJZ016>022-025>027-PAZ070-071-140500-
ATLANTIC NJ-CAMDEN NJ-CECIL MD-COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-
CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-KENT MD-KENT DE-
NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-
QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

A COLD AIRMASS COMBINED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE 
THE REGION WITH A THREAT OF SNOW LATE IN THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY INTO 
THURSDAY MORNING. THIS IS A RELATIVELY WEAK INLAND SYSTEM AND IS 
EXPECTED TO QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION.   

WITH THE EXPECTED TRACK, ALL PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW 
IS EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW. CURRENT ANALYSIS SUGGESTS 
THAT THE REGION COULD EXPERIENCE FOUR OR FIVE INCHES OF 
ACCUMULATION BY THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE. A WINTER STORM WATCH 
IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR THE AFFECTED AREA WHEN AT LEAST FOUR INCHES 
OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. 

AS WITH ANY POTENTIAL SNOWFALL EVENT, THE TRACK AND SPEED OF THE 
SYSTEM IS QUITE IMPORTANT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR 
FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET THE NEXT TWENTY-FOUR HOURS FOR POSSIBLE 
CHANGES. 

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KRUZDLO

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