[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/27/2004 3:22:23 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
321 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2004

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-280500-
BERKS PA-CARBON PA-LEHIGH PA-MONROE PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-
SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT...

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINAS WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST
TONIGHT ALLOWING SNOW FALL HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7
INCHES ARE FORECAST WITH THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW BETWEEN 7 PM 
AND MIDNIGHT WHEN AN INCH OR TWO COULD FALL PER HOUR.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE 
AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE
WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION 
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR 
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET 
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI.


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NJZ009-010-012-015-PAZ067>069-280500-
BUCKS PA-CHESTER PA-HUNTERDON NJ-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-SOMERSET NJ-

...WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINAS WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST
TONIGHT. INITIALLY A MIX OF SNOW FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL FALL 
THIS EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 5 AND 8 PM. THEN 
SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE IT TAPERS OFF TO FLURRIES BY 
MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE FORECAST WITH THE
PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING FROM JUST AFTER ANY CHANGEOVER 
UNTIL MIDNIGHT. DURING THIS PERIOD SNOWFALL INTENSITY COULD REACH AN 
INCH AN HOUR.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS 
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. SIGNIFICANT SNOW COMBINED WITH ICING FROM 
FREEZING RAIN IS FORECAST IN THE AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS 
DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE 
ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION 
IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION 
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR 
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET 
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI.


$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ013-014-016>020-026-027-PAZ070-071-280500-
CAMDEN NJ-CECIL MD-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-DELAWARE PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
GLOUCESTER NJ-KENT MD-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT HAS BEEN
DOWNGRADED TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH WINTRY WEATHER
WILL STILL OCCUR...IT IS NOT FORECAST TO BE AS SEVERE AS PREVIOUSLY
THOUGHT.

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINAS WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST 
TONIGHT. WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW FREEZING AT THE GROUND 
BUT REMAINING ABOVE FREEZING ALOFT...THE PRECIPITATION WILL 
INITIALLY FALL AS FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS EVENING. THEN AS THE 
WARMER AIR ALOFT IS REPLACED BY COLDER AIR...THE PRECIPITATION WILL 
CHANGE TO SNOW BETWEEN 7 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL THEN 
FALL BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE IT TAPERS OFF TO FLURRIES AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE FORECAST.

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR THE COMBINATION OF FREEZING 
RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW. ALTHOUGH THERE SHOULD NOT BE ENOUGH TO DAMAGE 
TREES AND POWER LINES...THE ICING WILL ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS TO 
BECOME SLICK. SOME TRAVEL DELAYS ARE POSSIBLE. WALKING AND DRIVING
COULD THEREFORE BE DIFFICULT, BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION 
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR 
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET 
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI.


$$

DEZ002-MDZ015-020-NJZ021-022-025-280500-
ATLANTIC NJ-CAROLINE MD-COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-KENT DE-
QUEEN ANNE'S MD-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EARLY TONIGHT...

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINAS WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST 
TONIGHT. WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW FREEZING AT THE GROUND 
BUT REMAINING ABOVE FREEZING ALOFT...THE PRECIPITATION WILL 
INITIALLY FALL AS FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS EVENING. THEN AS THE 
WARMER AIR ALOFT IS REPLACED BY COLDER AIR...THE PRECIPITATION WILL 
CHANGE TO SNOW FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO 
FLURRIES AROUND MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH ARE 
POSSIBLE.

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR THE COMBINATION OF FREEZING 
RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW. ALTHOUGH THERE SHOULD NOT BE ENOUGH TO DAMAGE 
TREES AND POWER LINES...THE ICING WILL ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS TO 
BECOME SLICK. SOME TRAVEL DELAYS ARE POSSIBLE. WALKING AND DRIVING
COULD THEREFORE BE DIFFICULT, BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION 
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR 
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET 
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI.


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