[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/14/2004 12:27:08 PM

PHI Skywarn [email protected]
Wed, 14 Jan 2004 12:27:10 -0500


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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1225 PM EST WED JAN 14 2004

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO OHIO THIS
EVENING AND OFF THE DELMARVA COAST EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ONCE THE
LOW MOVES OFF THE COAST IT IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY.

DEZ001-002-MDZ008-012-015-NJZ016>022-025>027-PAZ070-071-142300-
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 WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY...

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING 
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING FOR SNOW ACCUMULATING THREE OR FOUR
INCHES...

SNOW HAS SPREAD INTO CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AND DEVELOP EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION BY
EVENING. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS...IT IS NOT FORECAST TO END UNTIL
THURSDAY MORNING.

THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE OF ONLY MODERATE INTENSITY AS WELL AS 
MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH THE AREA.   

SINCE COLD AIR HAS BECOME ENTRENCHED OVER THE REGION, AND WITH THE
EXPECTED TRACK OF THE STORM, THE PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO FALL 
AS SNOW AND ACCUMULATE THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW BY THE THURSDAY
MORNING COMMUTE. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY LEADING TO BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO LEAD TO EVEN
COLDER WIND CHILLS IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY. MINIMUM WIND CHILL VALUES FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 15
BELOW ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO. 

MAKE SURE YOU DRESS APPROPRIATELY IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE FOR ANY 
LENGTH OF TIME FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  

STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR 
THE INTERNET (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI) OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE 
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. 

$$

NJZ001-007>010-012>015-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069-142300-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CARBON PA-CHESTER PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONROE PA-
MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-SOMERSET NJ-SUSSEX NJ-
WARREN NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY...

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUE THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING FOR SNOW ACCUMULATING
THREE OR FOUR INCHES...

SNOW HAS SPREAD INTO CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AND DEVELOP EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION BY
EVENING. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS...IT IS NOT FORECAST TO END UNTIL
THURSDAY MORNING.

SINCE COLD AIR HAS BECOME ENTRENCHED OVER THE REGION, AND WITH THE
EXPECTED TRACK OF THE STORM, THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS SNOW AND
ACCUMULATE THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW BY THE THURSDAY MORNING
COMMUTE. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY LEADING TO BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR THE AFFECTED AREA
WHEN AN AVERAGE OF AT LEAST THREE INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST. 

FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO EVEN COLDER 
WIND CHILLS IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. 
MINIMUM WIND CHILL VALUES FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 15 BELOW 
ZERO TO AS MUCH AS 35 BELOW ZERO. 

MAKE SURE YOU DRESS APPROPRIATELY IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE FOR ANY 
LENGTH OF TIME FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  

STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR 
THE INTERNET (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI) OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE 
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. 

$$


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DEZ003-004-MDZ019-020-NJZ023-024-142300-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-
DELAWARE BEACHES DE-INLAND SUSSEX DE-TALBOT MD-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY...

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING FOR SNOW
ACCUMULATING ONE TO THREE INCHES...

SNOW HAS SPREAD INTO CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AND DEVELOP EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION BY
EVENING. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS...IT IS NOT FORECAST TO END UNTIL
THURSDAY MORNING. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE OF ONLY MODERATE
INTENSITY AS WELL AS MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH THE AREA.   

WITH THE COLD AIR HAVING MOVED INTO THE REGION, AND WITH THE 
EXPECTED TRACK OF THE STORM, MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST 
TO FALL AS SNOW, ALTHOUGH SOME RAIN COULD MIX IN NEAR THE OCEAN AND 
BAY. SINCE THE STORM WILL HAVE MOVED OVER LAND AND HAD LITTLE CHANCE 
TO PICK UP MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO OR THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, 
PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE REGION WILL ACCUMULATE ONE TO THREE 
INCHES OF SNOW BY THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE. A WINTER WEATHER 
ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR THE AFFECTED AREA WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 
AT LEAST TWO INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST. 

FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO EVEN COLDER 
WIND CHILLS IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. 
MINIMUM WIND CHILL VALUES FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 15 BELOW 
ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO. THE STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE STORM WILL LEAD 
TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW AS WELL. 

MAKE SURE YOU DRESS APPROPRIATELY IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE FOR ANY 
LENGTH OF TIME FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  

STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR 
THE INTERNET (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI) OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE 
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. 

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