[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning or Watch or Advisory : PHI@ 1/6/2009 7:55:48 AM

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

NJZ009-010-PAZ060-067>069-062130-
/O.CON.KPHI.WS.W.0001.090106T1700Z-090107T1300Z/
HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-BERKS-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...READING...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN
755 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY IS CONTINUING 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.

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.

$$

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-061-062-062130-
/O.CON.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
755 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY IS CONTINUING 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.

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.

$$

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ012-015>019-PAZ070-071-062130-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0001.090106T1600Z-090106T2300Z/
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
755 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY IS CONTINUING 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. 

TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD BECOME A BIT SLICK LATER TODAY, BUT THE
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO 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.

$$

RPW