[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 3/23/2005 4:28:16 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
354 PM EST WED MAR 23 2005

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-241100-
CARBON PA-MONROE PA-SUSSEX NJ-
354 PM EST WED MAR 23 2005

...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES INTO TONIGHT FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...
...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR 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. 

HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING IN THE NORTHER PARTS OF CARBON AND MONROE
COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND LIGHT SNOW ELSEWHERE. THE SNOW FALLING A
AT A RATE OF TWO INCHES PER HOUR AT TOBYHANNA. THE TEMPERATURES
ARE HOVERING AROUND THE FREEZING MARK OR LOWER ACROSS THE AREA. 
THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS, ABOVE
800 FEET, INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES 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. 

THE LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS WILL REACH THE
COAST OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA THIS EVENING WHILE CONTINUING TO
INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT, BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE THURSDAY MORNING. 

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-PAZ062-240300-
MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-WARREN NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM
354 PM EST WED MAR 23 2005

...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES INTO TONIGHT MAINLY FOR THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS CONTINUED THE
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.

A LARGE PRECIPITATION SHIELD COVERS THE REGION AND NOW WITH THE
TEMPERATURES FALLING IN THE LOW AND MID 30S, SNOW IS THE PREDOMINANT
TYPE, WITH SOME ISOLATED SLEET BEING REPORTED. THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME
RAIN MIXING IN AT TIMES FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. COLDER AIR WILL
BE MOVING INTO THE REGION AND CHANGING THE PRECIPITATION TO ALL SNOW.

OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THE TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING
THIS EVENING AND ALLOW 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE BEFORE THE
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 LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS WILL REACH THE
COAST OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA THIS EVENING WHILE CONTINUING TO
INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT, BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE THURSDAY MORNING. 

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

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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