[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/5/2005 4:05:29 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS41 KPHI 052052
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
349 PM EST WED JAN 5 2005

NJZ007-008-PAZ061-062-060400-
LEHIGH PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-WARREN NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM
349 PM EST WED JAN 5 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS UPGRADED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 
TO A WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH THE THURSDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR FOR 
PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. THE 
WARNING INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON IN 
PENNSYLVANIA AND WARREN AND MORRIS IN NEW JERSEY.

DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE THURSDAY 
MORNING RUSH HOUR OVER THE AREA. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW AND A 
COATING OF AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ON TOP ARE FORECAST BY MID 
MORNING THURSDAY.

INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN OR LIGHT RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET WAS FALLING 
THIS WEDNESDAY MID AFTERNOON OVER THE AREA. THE PRECIPITATION IS 
FORECAST TO TRANSITION TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN 
TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION IS THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN BEFORE 
ENDING ON THURSDAY, BUT CONDITIONS WILL HAVE DETERIORATED BY THEN.

THE SNOW AND ICE WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND COULD 
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PEOPLE WHO NEED TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING 
AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MID MORNING SHOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME. 
IF YOU DO NOT NEED TO TRAVEL, THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO STAY 
HOME. 

SHALLOW BUT COLD HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING DOWN FROM CANADA AND AN 
ACTIVE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT WILL REMAIN TO THE SOUTH INTO EARLY 
THURSDAY WERE COMBINING TO GENERATE THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. 
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO, THE 
VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, FOR UPDATES.

$$

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-060400-
CARBON PA-MONROE PA-SUSSEX NJ-
349 PM EST WED JAN 5 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MAINTAINS A WINTER STORM WARNING 
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTHERN POCONOS OF NORTHEAST 
PENNSYLVANIA AND FOR FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. THE WARNING INCLUDES 
THE COUNTIES OF CARBON AND MONROE IN PENNSYLVANIA AND SUSSEX IN NEW 
JERSEY. 

DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH THURSDAY 
MORNING OVER THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. FOUR 
TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW AND A COATING OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF 
INCH OF ICE ON TOP ARE FORECAST BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. 

INTERMITTENT LIGHT PRECIPITATION, MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS 
AND IN THE FORM OF SNOW, WAS FALLING THIS WEDNESDAY MID AFTERNOON. 
THE PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AND 
TRANSITION FROM SNOW OR MIXED SNOW AND SLEET TO FREEZING RAIN OR 
MIXED FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. PRECIPITATION FINALLY IS EXPECTED TO 
CHANGE TO RAIN BEFORE ENDING ON THURSDAY, BUT CONDITIONS WILL HAVE 
DETERIORATED BY THEN.

THE SNOW AND ICE WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND COULD 
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PEOPLE WHO NEED TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING 
AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING SHOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME. IF 
YOU DO NOT NEED TO TRAVEL, THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO STAY 
HOME. 

SHALLOW BUT COLD HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING DOWN FROM CANADA AND AN 
ACTIVE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT WILL REMAIN TO THE SOUTH INTO EARLY 
THURSDAY WERE COMBINING TO GENERATE THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. 
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO, THE 
VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, FOR UPDATES.

$$

NJZ009-010-PAZ060-068-069-060400-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-HUNTERDON NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-SOMERSET NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...READING
349 PM EST WED JAN 5 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 
FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE THURSDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR FOR PORTIONS 
OF EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. THE ADVISORY 
INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF BERKS, MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS IN PENNSYLVANIA 
AND HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET IN NEW JERSEY. 

ALL OF BERKS COUNTY BUT ONLY THE UPPER PORTIONS OF MONTGOMERY AND 
BUCKS COUNTIES AND THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET 
COUNTIES ARE EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. 
THOSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ENTAIL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW AND A 
COATING OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE BY MID MORNING 
THURSDAY. 

MAINLY LIGHT RAIN WAS FALLING OVER THE AREA THIS WEDNESDAY MID 
AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO TRANSITION TO A MIXTURE 
OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION IS THEN 
EXPECTED TO CHANGE BACK TO RAIN BEFORE ENDING ON THURSDAY, BUT 
CONDITIONS WILL HAVE DETERIORATED BY THEN.

THE SNOW AND ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PEOPLE WHO 
NEED TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MID 
MORNING SHOULD ALLOW THEMSELVES EXTRA TIME. 

SHALLOW BUT COLD HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING DOWN FROM CANADA AND AN 
ACTIVE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT WILL REMAIN TO THE SOUTH INTO EARLY 
THURSDAY WERE COMBINING TO GENERATE THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. 
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO, THE 
VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, FOR UPDATES.

$$

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, VISIT US ON THE INTERNET AT 
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI (ALL LOWERCASE).

KRUZDLO/MPD

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