[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/22/2005 5:13:55 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
457 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2005

DEZ003-004-MDZ019-020-NJZ023>025-221700-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-DELAWARE BEACHES DE-INLAND SUSSEX DE-TALBOT MD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC CITY
457 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR 4 TO 8 INCHES OF 
SNOW...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR 
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTIES.

IN NEW JERSEY, CAPE MAY AND COASTAL ATLANTIC COUNTIES.

IN DELAWARE, SUSSEX COUNTY.

IN MARYLAND, CAROLINE AND TALBOT. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO EAST CENTRAL MARYLAND, SOUTHERN 
DELAWARE AND FAR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS 
AFTERNOON. WARM AIR FROM THE NEARBY ATLANTIC OCEAN SHOULD CHANGE THE 
SNOW TO RAIN FOR A WHILE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE 
CHANGING BACK TO SNOW TONIGHT. ULTIMATELY, THE FORECAST IS FOR 4 TO 
8 INCHES OF SNOW.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND ALL UNNECESSARY TRAVEL 
IS NOT RECOMMENDED ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS.  FOLLOW THE DIRECTION OF 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND POLICE IN YOUR AREA. DRIVING CONDITIONS 
SHOULD START IMPROVING LATER SUNDAY.

THE UPCOMING WINTER STORM WILL HAVE TWO PHASES. THE FIRST PHASE WILL 
FEATURE HEAVY PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WHEN 
THAT PRECIPITATION IS FALLING AS SNOW, NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MAY 
OCCUR. THE SECOND PHASE OCCURRING OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WILL 
FEATURE LIGHTER SNOW, BUT CONSIDERABLY STRONGER WINDS. THIS WILL 
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE A VERY LIGHT 
AND FLUFFY SNOW. THIS MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.  

ANOTHER FACTOR WILL BE THE VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. AS WINDS INCREASE 
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY, WIND CHILL FACTORS WILL INTO THE SINGLE 
NUMBERS. 

PEOPLE WHO FIND IT NECESSARY TO VENTURE OUTSIDE SHOULD WEAR MULTIPLE 
LAYERS OF CLOTHING, GLOVES AND A HAT. LIMIT THAT OUTDOOR TIME TO A 
MINIMUM. PETS WHO ARE KEPT OUTDOORS WILL REQUIRE, AT A MINIMUM, A 
STRONG AND WELL INSULATED SHELTER TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE COLD, 
WIND AND SNOW AND ACCESS TO PLENTY OF UNFROZEN WATER. THE MOST 
HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING YOUR PETS INDOORS. 
  
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED OVER THE HIGH PLAINS. IT IS 
FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY SATURDAY MORNING 
AND CROSS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS THEN FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE DELMARVA 
COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY EVENING AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY. THE LOW SHOULD
BE WELL EAST OF OUR REGION BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, THE VOICE OF YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE, OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATE ON THIS WINTER STORM. 

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012>020-026-027-PAZ054-055-060>062-
067>071-221700-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CARBON PA-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-
COASTAL OCEAN NJ-DELAWARE PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-
HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONROE PA-
MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHAMPTON PA-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-
SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...CAMDEN...
NEW BRUNSWICK...NEWARK...PERTH AMBOY...PHILADELPHIA...READING...
TRENTON AND WILMINGTON
457 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR 
10 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW...

A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE AREA TODAY INTO 
SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, 
FAR NORTHEAST MARYLAND, NORTHERN DELAWARE AND SOUTHWEST NEW JERSEY 
LATE THIS MORNING, AND IT WILL ARRIVE IN THE BULK OF THE REST OF NEW 
JERSEY BY THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE 
EVENT ARE FORECAST TO AVERAGE 10 TO 15 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA. 

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND ALL 
UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED ONCE THE HEAVY SNOW BEGINS.  
FOLLOW THE DIRECTION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND POLICE IN YOUR 
AREA. DRIVING CONDITIONS SHOULD START IMPROVING LATER SUNDAY.

THE UPCOMING WINTER STORM WILL HAVE TWO PHASES. THE FIRST PHASE WILL
FEATURE VERY HEAVY SNOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING
WHERE MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. THE
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL SO HEAVILY THAT NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
ARE LIKELY WITH RATES POSSIBLY REACHING ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR. 
THE SECOND PHASE OCCURRING OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WILL 
FEATURE LIGHTER SNOW, BUT CONSIDERABLY STRONGER WINDS. THIS WILL 
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE A VERY LIGHT AND
FLUFFY SNOW. THIS MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

ANOTHER FACTOR WILL BE THE VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. AS WINDS INCREASE 
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY, WIND CHILL FACTORS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO ACROSS 
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY AND THE SINGLE 
NUMBERS ELSEWHERE.

PEOPLE WHO FIND IT NECESSARY TO VENTURE OUTSIDE SHOULD WEAR MULTIPLE 
LAYERS OF CLOTHING, GLOVES AND A HAT. LIMIT THAT OUTDOOR TIME TO A 
MINIMUM. PETS WHO ARE KEPT OUTDOORS WILL REQUIRE, AT A MINIMUM, A 
STRONG AND WELL INSULATED SHELTER TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE COLD, 
WIND AND SNOW AND ACCESS TO PLENTY OF UNFROZEN WATER. THE MOST 
HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING YOUR PETS INDOORS. 
 
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO THE OHIO VALLEY 
LATER THIS MORNING AND CROSS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS THIS 
AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS THEN FORECAST TO 
DEVELOP OVER THE DELMARVA COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY 
RAPIDLY. THE LOW SHOULD BE WELL EAST OF OUR REGION BY SUNDAY 
AFTERNOON.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, THE VOICE OF YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE, OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATE ON THIS WINTER STORM. 

$$

DEZ002-MDZ012-015-NJZ021-022-221700-
ATLANTIC NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-KENT MD-KENT DE-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER AND VINELAND
457 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR 
6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW...

A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, INCLUDING 
CUMBERLAND AND ATLANTIC COUNTIES, CENTRAL DELAWARE, INCLUDING KENT 
COUNTY, AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE, 
INCLUDING KENT AND QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY, TODAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS 
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW IS FORECAST TO MIX WITH RAIN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING HOURS. THAT IS EXPECTED TO LIMIT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO 
6 TO 10 INCHES, BUT MAY CAUSED LOCALIZED ICING ISSUES.  

TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND ALL 
UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED ONCE THE HEAVY SNOW BEGINS.  
FOLLOW THE DIRECTION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND POLICE IN YOUR 
AREA. DRIVING CONDITIONS SHOULD START IMPROVING LATER SUNDAY. 

THE UPCOMING WINTER STORM WILL HAVE TWO PHASES. THE FIRST PHASE WILL 
FEATURE HEAVY PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WHEN 
THAT PRECIPITATION IS FALLING AS SNOW, NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS MAY 
OCCUR. THE SECOND PHASE OCCURRING OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WILL 
FEATURE LIGHTER SNOW, BUT CONSIDERABLY STRONGER WINDS. THIS WILL 
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF WHAT IS EXPECTED TO BE A VERY LIGHT 
AND FLUFFY SNOW. THIS MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.  

ANOTHER FACTOR WILL BE THE VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. AS WINDS INCREASE 
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY, WIND CHILL FACTORS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE 
NUMBERS. 

PEOPLE WHO FIND IT NECESSARY TO VENTURE OUTSIDE SHOULD WEAR MULTIPLE 
LAYERS OF CLOTHING, GLOVES AND A HAT. LIMIT THAT OUTDOOR TIME TO A 
MINIMUM. PETS WHO ARE KEPT OUTDOORS WILL REQUIRE, AT A MINIMUM, A 
STRONG AND WELL INSULATED SHELTER TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE COLD, 
WIND AND PRECIPITATION AND ACCESS TO PLENTY OF UNFROZEN WATER. THE 
MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING YOUR PETS INDOORS. 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO THE OHIO VALLEY 
LATER THIS MORNING AND CROSS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS THIS 
AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS THEN FORECAST TO 
DEVELOP OVER THE DELMARVA COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY 
RAPIDLY. THE LOW SHOULD BE WELL EAST OF OUR REGION BY SUNDAY 
AFTERNOON.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, THE VOICE OF YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE, OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATE ON THIS WINTER STORM. 

$$

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