[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 3/18/2004 9:56:49 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
945 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 OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...

LOW PRESSURE LOCATED IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS EVENING WILL TRACK 
EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND OVERNIGHT. 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. 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. 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 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 MORNING'S 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 OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY 
MORNING FOR 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW...

LOW PRESSURE LOCATED IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS EVENING WILL TRACK 
EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND OVERNIGHT. THE STORM 
WILL THEN MOVE OFF THE COAST OF DELAWARE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. GIVEN 
THIS TRACK, SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION 
OVERNIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

SOME RAIN AND WET SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION, THEN CHANGE TO 
ALL WET SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT. A FEW HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW ARE 
POSSIBLE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM. 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).

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GORSE/IOVINO


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