[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning or Watch or Advisory : PHI@ 12/26/2008 9:11:38 PM

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WWUS41 KPHI 270211
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
911 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2008

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-271015-
/O.CON.KPHI.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-081227T1300Z/
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
911 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2008

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

A WARM FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER,
TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING AHEAD OF THE FRONT, AND A LARGE
AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING INTO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. AS
THIS PRECIPITATION ENCOUNTERS THE BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES,
FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR, ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. AFTER THE WARM FRONT PASSES, THE FREEZING RAIN SHOULD
CHANGE TO PLAIN RAIN BY MORNING. THIS WILL OCCUR LAST OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN. ICE ACCRETIONS SHOULD AVERAGE A TENTH OF AN INCH
OR LESS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY TRAVEL. ONLY A SMALL
AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN IS NEEDED TO CAUSE BLACK ICE AND
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW
DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF EXTRA
TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE WARY WHILE TRAVELING OVER
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

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