[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 03/18/2004 16:43:46

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
430 PM EST THU MAR 18 2004

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BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CARBON PA-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-
COASTAL OCEAN NJ-DELAWARE PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-
HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONROE PA-
MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHAMPTON PA-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-
SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...

DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE ACROSS INDIANA THIS EVENING WILL TRACK 
SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD NORTHERN VIRGINIA AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE STORM
WILL THEN MOVE OFF THE COAST OF DELAWARE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. GIVEN 
THIS TRACK, ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

WET SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST BY LATE 
EVENING. IT WILL MIX WITH OR START AS RAIN AT THE ONSET IN 
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. THE SNOW WILL 
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES, MAINLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF MIDNIGHT AND 
4 AM FRIDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR TWO PER HOUR ARE VERY 
POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. A RUMBLE OR TWO OF THUNDER CANNOT BE 
RULED OUT DURING THE HEAVIER SNOW.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE AS FOLLOWS, 4 TO AS MUCH AS 7 
INCHES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80, WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
80 TO A WILMINGTON DELAWARE TO BARNEGAT INLET NEW JERSEY LINE, 
INCLUDING THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA. JUST SOUTH OF THE 
WILMINGTON TO BARNEGAT INLET LINE, 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED THEN QUICKLY
RANGING DOWN TO 2 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CECIL COUNTY
MARYLAND AND NEW CASTLE COUNTY DELAWARE.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. SLOW
DOWN LATER TONIGHT AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL OVERNIGHT AND 
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ALSO, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER 
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FRIDAY MORNINGS COMMUTE WILL 
LIKELY BE VERY SLOW AND SLIPPERY.

REMEMBER, A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER 
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR 
UPDATES ON THIS LATEST WINTER STORM.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT,
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI (IN LOWER CASE).

$$

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ATLANTIC NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-

...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING
FOR 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW...

DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE ACROSS INDIANA THIS EVENING WILL TRACK 
SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD NORTHERN VIRGINIA AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE STORM 
WILL THEN MOVE OFF THE COAST OF DELAWARE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. GIVEN 
THIS TRACK, SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

SOME RAIN AND WET SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATER THIS 
EVENING, THEN CHANGE TO ALL WET SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT. A FEW HEAVIER 
BURSTS OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM FRIDAY. TOTAL 
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY 
MORNING. THE SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO QUICKLY TAPER OFF AND END 
FRIDAY MORNING.

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS 
ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR 
UPDATES ON THIS LATEST WINTER STORM.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT,
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI (IN LOWER CASE).
$$

/GORSE





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