[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/6/2005 1:15:11 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS41 KPHI 060602
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
100 AM EST THU JAN 6 2005

NJZ007-008-PAZ061-062-061100-
LEHIGH PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-WARREN NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM
100 AM EST THU JAN 6 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. ONE TO THREE 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 
AROUND MIDNIGHT, 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.

$$

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-061100-
CARBON PA-MONROE PA-SUSSEX NJ-
100 AM EST THU JAN 6 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. 
THREE TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW AND A COATING OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF 
INCH OF ICE ON TOP ARE FORECAST BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. 

SNOW WAS FALLING OVER THE WARNING AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT, WITH 
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S TO THE LOWER 30S. 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.

$$

NJZ009-010-PAZ060-067>069-061100-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CHESTER PA-HUNTERDON NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-
SOMERSET NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...READING
100 AM EST THU JAN 6 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, CHESTER, MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS IN 
PENNSYLVANIA AND HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET IN NEW JERSEY. 

ALL OF BERKS COUNTY BUT ONLY THE UPPER PORTIONS OF CHESTER, 
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 
AROUND MIDNIGHT, 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. 

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