[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 12/15/2005 4:31:00 PM

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WWUS41 KPHI 152130
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
430 PM EST THU DEC 15 2005

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM MOVING IN TONIGHT WITH SNOW AND SLEET AS
WELL AS A PROLONGED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN.

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-160100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051216T1700Z/
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
430 PM EST THU DEC 15 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST FRIDAY. 

SNOW OVERSPREADING THE AREA AND WILL CHANGE TO A WINTRY MIX OF
SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CAROLINAS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD, REACHING EASTERN VIRGINIA AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT, AND THEN PASS THROUGH NEW JERSEY EARLY FRIDAY BEFORE
MOVING THROUGH NEW ENGLAND DURING FRIDAY EVENING.

SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE REGION MOST OF THIS EVENING. HOWEVER, AS
WARMER AIR SLOWLY MAKES ITS WAY NORTH, SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX
WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT.
UNFORTUNATELY, WITH SO MUCH COLD AIR LOCKED INTO THE AREA, A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF FROZEN PRECIPITATION RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT
ICE ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE REGION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. 3 TO 5
INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED, ALONG WITH MORE THAN A QUARTER INCH
OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON EXPOSED SURFACES. THE FACT THAT MOST OF
THIS PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL AT NIGHT OVER LOCATIONS
WHERE THERE IS STILL A DEEP SNOW COVER, RAISES THE CONCERN FOR A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING
THEREFORE REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

SNOW MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE
DRIVING VERY TREACHEROUS IN TIME FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE, AND
WILL BECOME MORE HAZARDOUS ON UNTREATED ROADS OVERNIGHT. IN
ADDITION, TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE EXPOSED TO INCREASED
STRESS IN AREAS WHICH EXPERIENCE PROLONGED PERIODS OF FREEZING
RAIN. THE MORNING COMMUTE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL BE EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS AT BEST. PLEASE POSTPONE ANY UNNECESSARY DRIVING AND
LEAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE BLANKETS IN YOUR VEHICLE IN THE EVENT TRAFFIC STOPS. MAKE
SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS PLENTY OF GAS AND BRING A CELL PHONE WITH
YOU IF YOU HAVE ONE.

AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS WINTER WEATHER
MOVES NORTHEASTWARD INTO NEW ENGLAND ON FRIDAY, NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL BRING IN ANOTHER ROUND OF COLD WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND.
NORTHWEST WINDS ON FRIDAY MIGHT BRING MORE TREE LIMBS AND WIRES
DOWN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW, SLEET AND
ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

NJZ007-008-PAZ060>062-160100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051216T1700Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...READING...
ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
430 PM EST THU DEC 15 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST FRIDAY. 

SNOW OVER THE AREA WILL CHANGE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW, SLEET AND
THEN TO FREEZING RAIN, POSSIBLY TO ALL RAIN BEFORE IT ENDS FRIDAY
MORNING.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CAROLINAS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD, REACHING EASTERN VIRGINIA AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT, AND THEN PASS THROUGH NEW JERSEY EARLY FRIDAY BEFORE
MOVING THROUGH NEW ENGLAND DURING FRIDAY EVENING.

SNOW SHOULD FALL OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER, AS
WARMER AIR SLOWLY MAKES ITS WAY NORTH, SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX
WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT.
UNFORTUNATELY, WITH SO MUCH COLD AIR LOCKED INTO THE AREA, A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF FROZEN PRECIPITATION RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT
ICE ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE REGION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. 2 TO 4
INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED, ALONG WITH MORE THAN A QUARTER INCH
OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON EXPOSED SURFACES. THE FACT THAT MOST OF
THIS PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL AT NIGHT OVER LOCATIONS
WHERE THERE IS STILL A DEEP SNOW COVER, RAISES THE CONCERN FOR A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING
THEREFORE REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

SNOW MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN COULD
MAKE DRIVING VERY TREACHEROUS IN TIME FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE, AND
WILL BECOME MORE HAZARDOUS ON UNTREATED ROADS OVERNIGHT. IN
ADDITION, TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE EXPOSED TO INCREASED
STRESS IN THOSE AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
FREEZING RAIN. THE MORNING COMMUTE MIGHT STILL BE VERY
HAZARDOUS, ESPECIALLY IF YOUR TRAVEL TAKES YOU ACROSS UNTREATED
ROADS IN HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS. UNNECESSARY DRIVING SHOULD BE
POSTPONED UNTIL TRAVEL BECOMES EASIER.

AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS WINTER WEATHER
MOVES NORTHEAST INTO NEW ENGLAND ON FRIDAY, NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
BRING IN ANOTHER ROUND OF COLD WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND. NORTHWEST
WINDS ON FRIDAY MIGHT BRING MORE TREE LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW, SLEET
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ015>019-PAZ070-071-160100-
/O.EXB.KPHI.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-051216T0100Z/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA
430 PM EST THU DEC 15 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING.

A MIXTURE OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE FOR AWHILE 
THIS EVENING. AS MILDER AIR CONTINUES TO WORK ITS WAY INTO THE 
REGION THOUGH, THE WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE OVER TO A COLD RAIN 
LATE THIS EVENING.

EVEN THOUGH SIGNIFICANT ICING IS NOT ANTICIPATED, THE GROUND REMAINS 
VERY COLD, THEREFORE A COATING OF ICE IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. AS A 
RESULT, A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 8 PM THIS 
EVENING. THROUGH THE EVENING COMMUTE, USE EXTRA CAUTION AS UNTREATED 
ROADS CAN QUICKLY BECOME SLIPPERY. BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL OF 
BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED SURFACES AS THESE WILL ICE UP FIRST. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

NJZ009-010-PAZ067>069-160100-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-051216T1200Z/
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
430 PM EST THU DEC 15 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL CHANGE QUICKLY TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN, AND THEN TO ALL RAIN BEFORE IT ENDS FRIDAY MORNING.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CAROLINAS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
NORTHEASTWARD, REACHING EASTERN VIRGINIA AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT, AND THEN PASS THROUGH NEW JERSEY EARLY FRIDAY BEFORE
MOVING THROUGH NEW ENGLAND DURING FRIDAY EVENING.

PRECIPITATION FROM THIS SYSTEM HAS STARTED AS SNOW. HOWEVER, AS
WARMER AIR MAKES ITS WAY NORTH, SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND
CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE EVENING.
UNFORTUNATELY, WITH MOST OF THIS PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TO FALL
AT NIGHT OVER LOCATIONS WHERE THERE IS STILL A DEEP SNOW COVER
RAISES THE CONCERN THAT IT WILL TAKE A WHILE FOR THE WARM AIR TO
REACH THE REGION, THUS A PROLONGED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS
POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN AND UPPER PARTS OF THE
ADVISORY AREA. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT THE START, WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON
EXPOSED SURFACES, BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY THEREFORE REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

SNOW MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN COULD
MAKE DRIVING VERY TREACHEROUS IN TIME FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE, AND
WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS ON UNTREATED ROADS DURING THE FIRST
PART OF THE NIGHT BEFORE WARMER AIR MOVES IN.

AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS WINTER WEATHER
MOVES NORTHEAST INTO NEW ENGLAND ON FRIDAY, NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
BRING IN ANOTHER ROUND OF COLD WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

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