[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 3/23/2005 11:32:20 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1101 AM EST WED MAR 23 2005

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-232300-
CARBON PA-MONROE PA-SUSSEX NJ-
1101 AM EST WED MAR 23 2005

...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT 
FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...
...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
TONIGHT ELSEWHERE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ CONTINUES THE WINTER 
STORM WARNING FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON AND MONROE 
COUNTIES IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, AS WELL AS SUSSEX COUNTY IN 
NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE 
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THESE SAME COUNTIES. 

RAIN HAS MIXED WITH SNOW THIS MORNING ACROSS CARBON, MONROE AND 
SUSSEX COUNTIES, WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING. 
THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW AROUND MIDDAY OR EARLY THIS 
AFTERNOON, AND THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE OVER THE HIGHER 
ELEVATIONS, ABOVE 800 FEET, BY LATE AFTERNOON. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW 
IS FORECAST FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY THE TIME SNOW ENDS BETWEEN 
MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK THURSDAY. OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS, SNOW IS 
NOT EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE UNTIL AFTER DARK, AND ONLY 2 TO 
4 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST. 

THE SNOW WILL MAKE THE EVENING COMMUTE TREACHEROUS, ESPECIALLY OVER 
THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THOSE WHO DO NOT NEED TO BE ON THE ROADS SHOULD 
REMAIN INDOORS. PEOPLE WHO NEED TO TRAVEL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
EARLY THIS EVENING SHOULD ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME. 

LOW PRESSURE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING OVER THE CAROLINAS,
AND WILL MOVE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS THIS 
AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA AS IT DEEPENS AND 
LIFTS SLOWLY NORTHEAST.

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

$$

NJZ007-008-PAZ062-232300-
MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-WARREN NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM
1101 AM EST WED MAR 23 2005

...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
TONIGHT MAINLY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN 
EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA, AS WELL AS WARREN AND MORRIS COUNTIES 
IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY.

RAIN, OR RAIN AND SNOW MIXED, WAS OCCURRING AS TEMPERATURES WERE IN 
THE MID TO UPPER 30S. HOWEVER, AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA, 
THE MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW BY DARK. OVER 
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS, TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 
FREEZING IN THE EVENING AND ALLOW 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW TO 
ACCUMULATE BEFORE SNOW ENDS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK THURSDAY. 
OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS, UP TO 2 INCHES OF A SLUSHY ACCUMULATION 
ON GRASSY AND NON-PAVED SURFACES IS EXPECTED. 

THE SNOW WILL MAKE THE EVENING COMMUTE DIFFICULT, AND PEOPLE SHOULD 
AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THIS EVENING, ALLOW 
EXTRA TIME. 

LOW PRESSURE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING OVER THE CAROLINAS, 
AND WILL MOVE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS THIS 
AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA AS IT DEEPENS AND 
LIFTS SLOWLY NORTHEAST.

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

$$

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