[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 3/22/2005 4:16:58 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
345 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-061-062-231100-
CARBON PA-LEHIGH PA-MONROE PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-SUSSEX NJ-
WARREN NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM
345 PM EST TUE MAR 22 2005

...SOME EARLY SPRING SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

LOW PRESSURE ADVANCING FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL MOVE TO 
WEST VIRGINIA WEDNESDAY, AND THEN REDEVELOP EAST OF THE VIRGINIA
CAPES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL 
INTENSIFY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST.  

INITIALLY THE FIRST LOW WILL BRING RAIN TO THE POCONOS AND LEHIGH
VALLEY IN PENNSYLVANIA AND TO NORTHERN NEW JERSEY EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. AS THE SECOND LOW DEVELOPS, COLDER AIR WILL COME DOWN FROM
THE NORTH CHANGING THE RAIN TO SNOW DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON
HOURS. 

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 4 INCHES, EXCEPT IN 
MONROE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA AND SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY WHERE AN
AVERAGE OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS FORECAST. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE 
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW DURING THE DAYTIME WILL BE AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ON GRASSY SURFACES. HOWEVER, WHENEVER THE SNOW
BECOMES HEAVY, A SLUSHY ACCUMULATION COULD ALSO OCCUR ON HIGHWAYS.

DURING WEDNESDAY EVENING, THE SNOW SHOULD ACCUMULATE EVEN IN THE
VALLEYS. ROADWAYS, ESPECIALLY UNTREATED SURFACES, COULD BECOME
SLIPPERY DURING THE EVENING HOURS MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT.

LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING, THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS OR 
FLURRIES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, THE VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE, OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATES ON THE PRESENT FORECAST.

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