[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/18/2004 7:43:44 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS41 KPHI 181243
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
742 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2004

.SNOW OVERSPREAD THE REGION SATURDAY EVENING...WITH SLEET AND THEN 
FREEZING RAIN MIXING IN FROM PHILADELPHIA SOUTH AND EAST EARLY THIS 
MORNING. AS WARMER AIR CONTINUES TO STREAM NORTH TODAY...THE 
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN FROM THE PHILADELPHIA AREA SOUTH 
AND EAST BY AFTERNOON...WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MIXING IN 
FURTHER NORTH THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION 
WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING 
AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION. 

AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL TODAY...AT LEAST UNTIL TEMPERATURES HAVE 
RISEN ABOVE FREEZING AND ANY ICE ON THE ROAD SURFACES HAS MELTED. IF 
YOU MUST TRAVEL...GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR 
DESTINATION. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. 
 
REMEMBER THAT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A 
VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW...SLEET AND 
FREEZING RAIN. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD 
ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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DEZ002>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-NJZ021>025-181315-
ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE BEACHES DE-
INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-TALBOT MD-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING...AND THE PRECIPITATION HAS 
CHANGED TO RAIN. HOWEVER...ROAD SURFACES MAY STILL BE SLUSHY UNTIL 
MID OR LATE MORNING.

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NJZ001-007>010-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069-181700-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CARBON PA-CHESTER PA-HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-
MONROE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-SOMERSET NJ-
SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY...

SNOW ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND 
THEN FREEZING RAIN IN MANY AREAS LATER THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW 
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE POCONOS AND 
SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY...1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND 
WARREN AND MORRIS COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS 
THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA AND HUNTERDON AND 
SOMERSET COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY.  THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF 
FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON.

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DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ012>020-026-027-PAZ070-071-181700-
CAMDEN NJ-CECIL MD-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-DELAWARE PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING...

A MIXTURE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO 
ALL RAIN FROM THE SOUTH BY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM THROUGH 
THE 30S. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE LESS THAN AN 
INCH.

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