[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/24/2004 3:23:42 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS41 KPHI 242023
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
320 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2004

.A COMPLEX WINTER STORM WILL BE AFFECTING THE REGION BEGINNING LATE 
SUNDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. IN SOME 
AREAS WELL NORTH OF PHILADELPHIA...SNOW COULD CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY 
MORNING. BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING...THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE 
OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN IN EXTREME SOUTHERN DELAWARE WITH THE 
CHANGEOVER GRADUALLY WORKING IT WAY NORTHWARD DURING THE DAY MONDAY.

DEZ002>004-MDZ012-015-019-020-250400-
CAROLINE MD-DELAWARE BEACHES DE-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-
QUEEN ANNE'S MD-TALBOT MD-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING 
FOR LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING...

SPECIFICALLY THE WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN MARYLAND...
CAROLINE...KENT...QUEEN ANNE'S...AND TALBOT.

IN DELAWARE...
KENT AND SUSSEX. COASTAL AREAS ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE WARNING.

SNOW IS FORECAST TO BEGIN LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT 
TIMES SUNDAY NIGHT. EVENTUALLY THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN 
AND SLEET MONDAY MORNING AND TO RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW 
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE FORECAST.

THE REASON FOR THIS WINTRY WEATHER EVENT IS COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL 
BE EXTENDING SOUTHWARD FROM EASTERN CANADA WHILE LOW PRESSURE FROM 
THE MIDWEST MOVES EAST AND REFORMS OVER THE CAROLINAS MONDAY. THE 
HIGH TO THE NORTH WILL MAINTAIN THE COLD AIR WHILE THE LOW TO THE 
SOUTH WILL BRING IN THE MOISTURE. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS 
EXPECTED. AT THIS TIME, HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED 
BY FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MONDAY MORNING. FUTURE DRIVING AND 
WALKING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR 
FURTHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS 
ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT   WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI .

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DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ009-010-012>027-PAZ060-061-067>071-250400-
ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-
CAPE MAY NJ-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-
CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-
HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-
NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-
SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH 
BEGINNING SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY INTO TUESDAY 
MORNING...

SPECIFICALLY THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN PENNSYLVANIA...
BERKS...BUCKS...CHESTER...DELAWARE...LEHIGH...MONTGOMERY...AND 
PHILADELPHIA.

IN NEW JERSEY...
ATLANTIC...BURLINGTON...CAMDEN...CAPE MAY...CUMBERLAND...GLOUCESTER
HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MONMOUTH...OCEAN...SALEM...SOMERSET.
COASTAL AREAS ARE ALSO INCLUDED.

IN MARYLAND...
CECIL

IN DELAWARE...
NEW CASTLE.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES 
SUNDAY NIGHT. A CHANGEOVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FROM 
PHILADELPHIA SOUTH AND EASTWARD IS FORECAST TO OCCUR DURING THE DAY 
MONDAY. TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF PHILADELPHIA...THE SNOW COULD 
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES 
ARE POSSIBLE FROM PHILADELPHIA NORTH AND WESTWARD. IN CENTRAL AND 
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...EXTREME NORTHEAST MARYLAND AND NORTHERN 
DELAWARE...4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

THE REASON FOR THIS WINTRY WEATHER EVENT IS COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL 
BE EXTENDING SOUTHWARD FROM EASTERN CANADA WHILE LOW PRESSURE FROM 
THE MIDWEST MOVES EAST AND REFORMS OVER THE CAROLINAS MONDAY. THE 
HIGH TO THE NORTH WILL MAINTAIN THE COLD AIR WHILE THE LOW TO THE 
SOUTH WILL BRING IN THE MOISTURE. 

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS 
POSSIBLE, BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THIS TIME, HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE  
BEGINNING SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY WITH SLEET AND 
FREEZING RAIN ALSO POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING 
CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE 
LATEST FORECASTS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR 
FURTHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS 
ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT   WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI .

$$

RNS