[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 11/17/2008 9:53:00 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
952 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008

...WINTER INFORMATION WEEK 2008...NOVEMBER 17TH THROUGH NOVEMBER 21ST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL FEATURE A DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL 
TOPIC EACH WEEK DAY DURING WINTER INFORMATION WEEK. TODAYS TOPIC:

HISTORY OF WINTER WEATHER AND SOURCES OF WEATHER INFORMATION.

AS WE MOVE INTO LATE FALL...IT IS ONCE AGAIN TIME TO REFRESH YOUR 
MEMORY ABOUT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS AND HOW YOU CAN PLAN FOR THE
LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONS THAT WINTER WEATHER CAN BRING.

EACH YEAR...MANY PEOPLE TAKE WINTER WEATHER TOO LIGHTLY...WHICH OFTEN 
RESULTS IN SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH.  

MANY PEOPLE STILL REMEMBER THE BLIZZARDS THAT STRUCK THE STATE IN 
MARCH OF 1993 AND JANUARY OF 1996. THESE STORMS WERE DEADLY REMINDERS 
OF HOW DANGEROUS WINTER STORMS CAN BE. 

ON AN AVERAGE YEAR...SNOWFALL IN THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE STATE 
AND THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS RANGES FROM 70 TO 100 INCHES. 

SNOWFALL OVER THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA RANGES FROM 40 
TO 50 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS RECEIVING OVER 60 INCHES OF 
SNOW.

DURING THIS WEEK...PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME TO READ AND LISTEN TO 
INFORMATION ABOUT WINTER STORMS AND WINTER WEATHER TERMINOLOGY.

MORE IMPORTANTLY...PLEASE REVIEW HOW YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF FROM 
EXTREME COLD...SNOW AND OTHER WINTER HAZARDS. 

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW STORMS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA GENERALLY OCCURS 
IN TWO WAYS: 

1...IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE STATE...COASTAL NOR'EASTERS MOVE
UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD GATHERING MOISTURE. AS THESE SYSTEMS
COLLIDE WITH COLD AIR OVER THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES...HEAVY
SNOWFALL OCCURS. TRUE NOR'EASTERS OCCUR ONLY ONCE EVERY 3 TO 5
YEARS AND CAN PRODUCE 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

2...LAKE EFFECT SNOW OCCURS WHEN VERY COLD AIR FLOWS ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES 
DURING THE WINTER MONTHS AND ABSORBS MOISTURE FROM THE LAKES. THE MOISTURE 
IS THEN CONDENSED OUT EAST AND SOUTH OF THE LAKE. THE RESULT IS CLOUDINESS 
AND SNOW SHOWERS. THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADDS SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE WINTER 
SNOWFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS. 

WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE. FORECASTS FOR PENNSYLVANIA ARE REGULARLY ISSUED TWICE A DAY AND 
UPDATED AS OFTEN AS NECESSARY. 

NOAA WEATHER RADIO IS PRODUCED AND GENERATED AT WEATHER OFFICES ACROSS 
PENNSYLVANIA AND AROUND THE NATION. WEATHER INFORMATION IS DISTRIBUTED 
ON ONE OF SEVEN SPECIAL FM FREQUENCIES. 

SPECIALLY DESIGNED WEATHER RADIOS ARE AUTOMATICALLY ALARMED AND ACTIVATED 
BY THE LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WHEN A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING 
IS ISSUED. IN THIS WAY...YOU CAN BE ALERTED TO SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS 
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.  

THESE WEATHER RADIOS ARE AVAILABLE AT LOCAL ELECTRONICS RETAILERS OR AS 
A SPECIAL FREQUENCY ON CERTAIN AM/FM RADIOS.

FORECASTS AND NOAA WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET 
AT: WEATHER.GOV/PHILADELPHIA ALL LOWER CASE

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