[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/8/2005 4:33:32 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS41 KPHI 080921
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
418 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2005

NJZ007-008-PAZ061-062-081700-
LEHIGH PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-WARREN NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM
418 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THIS MORNING...

...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ANOTHER QUARTER TO HALF INCH OF ICE 
MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...
 
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE OHIO VALLEY HAS BROUGHT RAIN AND 
FREEZING RAIN INTO THE WARNING AREA. WHILE RAIN WAS REPORTED IN 
VALLEY LOCATIONS...TEMPERATURES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WERE STILL 
BELOW FREEZING AND FREEZING RAIN WAS OCCURRING. WARMER AIR WILL MOVE 
IN THIS MORNING AND COUPLED WITH THE INDIRECT RADIATION FROM THE 
SUN SHOULD PUT AN END TO THE FREEZING RAIN. RAIN SHOULD PERSIST INTO 
THE AFTERNOON.

BUT BEFORE THEN ONE QUARTER TO POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS HALF AN INCH OF 
NEW ICE COULD ACCRUE ON EXPOSED SURFACES. IF THE HIGHER AMOUNT IS 
ACHIEVED...RENEWED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. UNTREATED WALKWAYS 
AND ROADS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO BE WARY FOR CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS. WHILE 
IT MAY BE PLAIN RAIN WHERE YOU ARE...UNTREATED ROADS THAT GO THROUGH 
HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS 
STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...LEAVE PLENTY OF 
TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND ALLOW MORE SPACE BETWEEN YOUR 
VEHICLE AND THOSE AROUND YOU. MOST IMPORTANTLY...SLOW DOWN. EVEN 
WORSE TRAVELING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE POCONOS AND SUSSEX 
COUNTY NEW JERSEY.

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NJZ001-PAZ054-055-081700-
CARBON PA-MONROE PA-SUSSEX NJ-
418 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2005


...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED INTO THIS
AFTERNOON...

...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ANOTHER QUARTER TO HALF INCH OF ICE WITH 
THE MOST VULNERABLE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS IN THE POCONOS AND SUSSEX 
COUNTY NEW JERSEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HA EXTENDED THE 
WINTER STORM WARNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON FOR CARBON, MONROE AND
SUSSEX COUNTIES.
 
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE OHIO VALLEY HAS BROUGHT FREEZING RAIN 
AND SLEET TO THE AREA. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO 
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LOWER VALLEY LOCATIONS 
MIGHT HAVE ENOUGH WARM AIR ARRIVE TO CHANGE THE FREEZING RAIN TO 
RAIN LATER THIS MORNING. PRECIPITATION MIGHT MIX WITH SNOW BEFORE IT 
ENDS THIS AFTERNOON.  

CURRENT ESTIMATES ARE FOR AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER TO HALF INCH OF ICE 
ON EXPOSED SURFACES. IF THE HIGHER AMOUNT IS ACHIEVED...RENEWED 
POWER OUTAGES ARE HIGHLY LIKELY GIVEN THAT MANY TREES AND WIRES 
STILL HAVE ICE ON THEM. UNTREATED WALKWAYS AND ROADS WILL BE 
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH LATER TODAY. 
 
ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST VENTURE
OUTDOORS...LEAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND ALLOW
MORE SPACE BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND THOSE AROUND YOU.  MOST
IMPORTANTLY...SLOW DOWN.

YOU CAN EXPECT ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES. AVOID AT ALL COSTS ANY
DOWNED POWER LINES.

A MODERATING TREND IN THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO START ON SUNDAY 
WITH NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EXPECTED AGAIN UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT.

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NJZ009-PAZ060-068-069-081500-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-HUNTERDON NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...READING
418 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2005
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE 
HIGHER TERRAIN OF UPPER MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS COUNTIES AND HUNTERDON 
COUNTY...
 
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE OHIO VALLEY HAS BROUGHT RAIN AND 
FREEZING RAIN INTO THE WARNING AREA. WHILE RAIN WAS REPORTED IN 
MOST LOCATIONS...TEMPERATURES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN ARE AT OR 
JUST BELOW FREEZING AND FREEZING RAIN WAS OCCURRING. WARMER AIR WILL 
MOVE IN THIS MORNING AND COUPLED WITH THE INDIRECT RADIATION FROM 
THE SUN SHOULD PUT AN END TO THE FREEZING RAIN BY 9 OR 10 AM. RAIN 
SHOULD PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON.

UNTREATED WALKWAYS AND ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO BE WARY FOR CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS. WHILE 
IT MAY BE PLAIN RAIN WHERE YOU ARE...UNTREATED ROADS THAT GO THROUGH 
HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. UNNECESSARY TRAVEL THAT 
TAKES ONE FARTHER NORTH IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST VENTURE 
OUTDOORS...LEAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND ALLOW 
MORE SPACE BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND THOSE AROUND YOU. MOST 
IMPORTANTLY...SLOW DOWN. WORSE TRAVELING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN 
THE POCONOS AND SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY.

 

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