[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/5/2005 9:31:07 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS41 KPHI 060218
WSWPHI

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

NJZ007-008-PAZ061-062-061100-
LEHIGH PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-WARREN NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM
858 PM EST WED JAN 5 2005

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MAINTAINS 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.

A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER WAS OCCURRING OVER THE WARNING AREA THIS
WEDNESDAY EVENING, WITH SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN ALL BEING
REPORTED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. TEMPERATURES WERE GRADUALLY FALLING
FROM THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S, AND THE PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO
OSCILLATE BETWEEN FREEZING RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW OVERNIGHT.
PRECIPITATION IS THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN BEFORE ENDING ON
THURSDAY.

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-PAZ054-055-061100-
CARBON PA-MONROE PA-SUSSEX NJ-
858 PM EST WED JAN 5 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS 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. 

MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING OVER THE WARNING AREA THIS WEDNESDAY
EVENING, WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S TO THE LOWER 30S AND
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO THREE INCHES HAVING OCCURRED THROUGH
900 PM. THE PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY SOMEWHAT AND
CHANGE 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.

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-PAZ060-068-069-061100-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-HUNTERDON NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-SOMERSET NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...READING
858 PM EST WED JAN 5 2005

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MAINTAINS 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 A POSSIBLE SLUSHY ACCUMULATION OF
ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW AND SOME MINOR ICING BY MID MORNING
THURSDAY.

A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER WAS OCCURRING OVER THE ADVISORY 
AREA THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING, WITH SNOW, SLEET, AND RAIN ALL BEING
REPORTED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. TEMPERATURES WERE GRADUALLY FALLING
FROM THE MID 30S, AND THE PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO OSCILLATE
BETWEEN FREEZING RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION IS
THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN BEFORE ENDING ON THURSDAY.

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).

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