[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning or Watch or Advisory : PHI@ 1/6/2009 4:40:45 AM

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
439 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

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HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-BERKS-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...READING...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
439 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR BERKS...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS COUNTIES
OF SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...AND HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET COUNTIES OF
NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM
EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION...A BROAD AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND CONSOLIDATE BY THIS
EVENING. A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON WITH MAINLY SNOW AND SLEET FALLING INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WARM AIR ALOFT AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES
BELOW FREEZING WILL RESULT IN AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN
THAT COULD LAST PAST THE RUSH HOUR ON WEDNESDAY. 

WHILE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE
MIDNIGHT...THE PRIMARY CONCERN WILL BE THE PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN
WHICH MAY RESULT IN ABOUT A QUARTER INCH OF ICE. THIS WOULD ACCUMULATE
ON WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD COME DOWN FROM THE WEIGHT AND
THERE LIKELY WILL BE POWER OUTAGES.
 
AFTER A FEW HOURS OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING...TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM AND CHANGE THE MIXTURE OVER TO ALL RAIN BY NOON TIME. 

TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS FROM LATE
TODAY INTO PART OF WEDNESDAY IN MUCH OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. SNOW AND ICE WILL LIKELY ACCUMULATE ON AREA
ROADS AND WALKWAYS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PLEASE USE EXTREME
CAUTION. 

$$

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/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.W.0001.090106T2100Z-090107T1500Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
439 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR LEHIGH...NORTHAMPTON...CARBON AND MONROE
COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...AND WARREN...MORRIS AND SUSSEX
COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION...A BROAD AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND CONSOLIDATE BY THIS
EVENING. A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON WITH MAINLY SNOW AND SLEET FALLING INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WARM AIR ALOFT AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES
BELOW FREEZING WILL RESULT IN AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN
THAT COULD LAST PAST THE RUSH HOUR ON WEDNESDAY. 

WHILE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE
MIDNIGHT...THE PRIMARY CONCERN WILL BE THE PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN
WHICH MAY RESULT IN UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF ICE. THIS WOULD
ACCUMULATE ON WIRES AND TREES WHICH COULD COME DOWN FROM THE
HEAVY WEIGHT AND THERE LIKELY WILL BE POWER OUTAGES.
 
AFTER A FEW HOURS OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING...TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM AND CHANGE THE MIXTURE OVER TO ALL RAIN BY THE EARLY
AFTERNOON.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME QUITE HAZARDOUS FROM LATE
TODAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN MUCH OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. SNOW AND ICE WILL LIKELY ACCUMULATE ON
AREA ROADS AND WALKWAYS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS ACCUMULATING SNOW...SLEET...AND IN
THIS CASE UP TO A HALF INCH OF ICE ARE EXPECTED. PLEASE USE
EXTREME CAUTION.  

$$

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NEW CASTLE-CECIL-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEW BRUNSWICK...
TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...
MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
439 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES OF
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...CECIL COUNTY MARYLAND...NEW CASTLE COUNTY
DELAWARE...AND SALEM...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWEST
BURLINGTON...MERCER AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
NEW JERSEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON.

AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION...A BROAD AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND CONSOLIDATE BY THIS
EVENING. A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON WITH MAINLY SNOW AND SLEET FALLING INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WARM AIR ALOFT AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES
BELOW FREEZING WILL RESULT IN AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN
THAT COULD LAST PAST THE RUSH HOUR ON WEDNESDAY. 

TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BECOME A BIT SLICK LATER TODAY BUT THE
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL RAIN ABOUT THE TIME THE EVENING
RUSH HOUR BEGINS.  

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

EBERWINE