[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/8/2005 10:22:41 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS41 KPHI 081510
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1009 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2005

NJZ007-008-PAZ061-062-081605-
LEHIGH PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-WARREN NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM
1009 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2005


...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

SURFACE TEMPERATURES SLOWLY CONTINUE TO RISE THIS MORNING. SOME
HIGHER ELEVATIONS HOWEVER ARE CLOSE TO FREEZING, HOWEVER THESE
LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE A SLOW CLIMB IN TEMPERATURE
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED 
POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL END AROUND NOON ACROSS THE AREA. SOME 
UNTREATED WALKWAYS AND ROADS CAN STILL BE SLIPPERY IN THE HIGHER 
TERRAIN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING.

FARTHER TO THE NORTH, HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS CONTINUE IN THE 
POCONOS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SUSSEX COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY, AS 
TEMPERATURES ARE SLOWER TO RISE.

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NJZ001-PAZ054-055-081800-
CARBON PA-MONROE PA-SUSSEX NJ-
1009 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2005


...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1 PM...
 
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS REMAIN AT OR JUST BELOW
FREEZING. FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
WITH SOME ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. OVER THE LOWER 
ELEVATIONS, PLAIN RAIN IS EXPECTED AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN
ABOVE FREEZING. UNTREATED WALKWAYS AND ROADS WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY 
HAZARDOUS, AND RENEWED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED.

WHILE THE PRECIPITATION WILL WIND DOWN THIS AFTERNOON, WINDS ARE 
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH. 
 
ANY TRAVEL INTO THIS AFTERNOON 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.

AS A REMINDER, AVOID AT ALL COSTS ANY DOWNED POWER LINES AND BE AWARE
OF DOWNED TREES.

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-PAZ060-068-069-081530-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-HUNTERDON NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...READING
1009 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED AS OF 10 AM...

SURFACE TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RISE THIS MORNING. WHILE
AN ISOLATED LOCATION OR TWO ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN CONTINUE TO BE
NEAR FREEZING, ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE TEMPERATURES ABOVE
FREEZING BY NOON. PRECIPITATION, IN THE FORM OF PLAIN RAIN, WILL 
TAPER OFF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

SOME UNTREATED WALKWAYS AND ROADS CAN STILL BE A BIT SLIPPERY FOR A 
TIME IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN, THEREFORE CONTINUE TO USE SOME EXTRA 
CAUTION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING JUST IN CASE.

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