[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 2/24/2005 5:55:36 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...RETRANSMITTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
512 AM EST THU FEB 24 2005

DEZ002>004-MDZ015-019-020-NJZ023>025-241600-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-DELAWARE BEACHES DE-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT DE-
QUEEN ANNE'S MD-TALBOT MD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC CITY AND DOVER
512 AM EST THU FEB 24 2005
 
...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT FOR 4 TO 9 
INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY LOWER AMOUNTS TOWARD THE COAST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE WINTER STORM WARNING 
FOR DELAWARE, EASTERN MARYLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY. SNOW 
WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING AND FALL 
HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY PART OF THIS 
AFTERNOON. SOME SLEET SHOULD MIX IN...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE ATLANTIC 
COAST AND THIS WILL HOLD DOWN ACCUMULATIONS. 

THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTIES...
 
IN NEW JERSEY, CAPE MAY AND ATLANTIC 

IN DELAWARE, KENT AND SUSSEX.

IN EASTERN MARYLAND, QUEEN ANNES, TALBOT AND CAROLINE.
 
TRAVEL WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING THE MORNING RUSH. THREE TO 
SIX INCHES OF SNOW WILL LIKELY ACCUMULATE IN THE WARNING AREA BY 
DARK TODAY. SLEET FALLING NEAR THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD HOLD
DOWN ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH THE SLIGHTLY HIGHER TEMPERATURES FROM
THE ONSHORE FLOW. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DEGRADED FOR THE 
EVENING COMMUTE. 

A TOTAL OF 4 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST BY THE TIME THE STORM 
EXITS LATER TONIGHT. SOME LOWER ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE RIGHT 
ALONG THE ATLANTIC SHORE. WHILE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH A 
GOOD PART OF THE NIGHT...THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD BE DONE BY THIS 
EVENING.
 
CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL TODAY UNLESS IT IS NECESSARY. GIVE YOURSELF 
PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND PLENTY OF DISTANCE 
BETWEEN YOURSELF AND THE VEHICLES AROUND YOU. 
 
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECT
ED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE 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.


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DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ008>010-012>022-026-027-PAZ067>071-241600-
ATLANTIC NJ-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-
CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-
HUNTERDON NJ-KENT MD-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-
NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-
SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMDEN...NEW BRUNSWICK...NEWARK...
PERTH AMBOY...PHILADELPHIA...TRENTON...VINELAND AND WILMINGTON
512 AM EST THU FEB 24 2005

...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT FOR 5 TO 9 
INCHES OF SNOW...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AND CONTINUED A WINTER STORM 
WARNING FOR DELAWARE, NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, MOST OF NEW JERSEY, AND 
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THIS 
MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THIS AFTERNOON 
AND LINGER INTO THE EARLY PART OF THIS EVENING MAINLY IN NEW JERSEY.

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN PENNSYLVANIA, PHILADELPHIA, DELAWARE, CHESTER, MONTGOMERY, AND 
BUCKS.

IN NEW JERSEY, MORRIS, HUNTERDON, SOMERSET, MIDDLESEX, MERCER, 
MONMOUTH, OCEAN, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, GLOUCESTER, SALEM, ATLANTIC
AND CUMBERLAND.

IN DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE.

IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, CECIL, KENT, 
 
TRAVEL WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING THE MORNING RUSH IN MARYLAND, 
SOUTHERN DELAWARE AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. AS SNOW MOVES NORTHEAST, 
DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL FOLLOW BY MID TO LATE MORNING 
IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA AND LATER THIS MORNING 
AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. 
THREE TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW WILL LIKELY ACCUMULATE IN THE WARNING 
AREA BY DARK TODAY. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DEGRADED FOR THE 
THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE. 

A TOTAL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST BY THE TIME THE STORM 
EXITS LATER TONIGHT. WHILE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH A GOOD 
PART OF THE NIGHT...THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD BE DONE BETWEEN 6 AND 9 
PM THIS EVENING.
 
CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL TODAY UNLESS IT IS NECESSARY. TAKE MASS 
TRANSIT IF YOU HAVE THAT OPTION. GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO 
REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOURSELF AND 
THE VEHICLES AROUND YOU. 
 
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE 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.

 
$$

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BERKS PA-CARBON PA-LEHIGH PA-MONROE PA-NORTHAMPTON PA-SUSSEX NJ-
WARREN NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM AND READING
512 AM EST THU FEB 24 2005

...A SNOW ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES OF 
SNOW... 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH 
TONIGHT 

THE SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN PENNSYLVANIA, CARBON, MONROE, BERKS, LEHIGH, AND NORTHAMPTON.

IN NEW JERSEY, SUSSEX AND WARREN

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON 
AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE 
FORECAST TO BE 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY 
TO BE OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA, NAMELY THROUGH 
BERKS COUNTY AND THE LEHIGH VALLEY IN PENNSYLVANIA AND TOWARD NEW 
YORK CITY IN NEW JERSEY.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN RAPIDLY LATER THIS MORNING AND 
AFTERNOON AS SNOW ACCUMULATES ONE TO THREE INCHES BY DARK. TRAVELING 
WILL REMAIN DEGRADED FOR THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE. IF YOU MUST 
DRIVE LATER THURSDAY, LEAVE EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP, BUT
ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.


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TFG/RPW


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