[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 11/7/2011 8:22:57 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
822 AM EST MON NOV 7 2011

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

...THIS WEEK IS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN PENNSYLVANIA...

YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS URGING YOU TO PREPARE FOR THE 
HARSH...AND SOMETIMES DANGEROUS WEATHER THAT THE WINTER SEASON OFTEN 
BRINGS.

THIS MESSAGE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME TERMS THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE USES TO DESCRIBE WINTER WEATHER AS WELL AS THE DEFINITIONS 
OF WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ISSUED FOR WINTER WEATHER 
EVENTS. 

A WINTER STORM OUTLOOK IS ISSUED PRIOR TO A WINTER STORM WATCH. THE 
OUTLOOK IS ISSUED WHEN FORECASTERS BELIEVE WINTER STORM CONDITIONS 
ARE POSSIBLE. OUTLOOKS ARE USUALLY ISSUED 3 TO 5 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF A
WINTER STORM.

IN GENERAL A WINTER STORM WATCH ALERTS THE PUBLIC TO THE POSSIBILITY 
OF HEAVY SNOW...HEAVY FREEZING RAIN...OR HEAVY SLEET. WINTER STORM 
WATCHES ARE USUALLY ISSUED 24 TO 72 HOURS BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF A 
WINTER STORM. THESE EVENTS MAY OCCUR SEPARATELY OR IN COMBINATION. A 
BLIZZARD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN 24 
TO 72 HOURS. 

SINCE WATCHES ARE ISSUED WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM...THERE WILL 
BE TIMES WHEN THE STORM DOES NOT MATERIALIZE...SO THEY MAY BE 
CANCELED. 

ON THE OTHER HAND...A WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HAZARDOUS WINTER 
WEATHER IS IMMINENT OR HAS ALREADY BEGUN. IT IS ISSUED FOR 
CONDITIONS WHICH POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. 

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE WARNING HEADLINES ISSUED FOR WINTER WEATHER 
EVENTS... 

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN 
THE FORM OF HEAVY SNOW...HEAVY FREEZING RAIN...HEAVY SLEET OR ANY 
COMBINATION OF HEAVY WINTER PRECIPITATION...IS IMMINENT OR 
OCCURRING. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE USUALLY ISSUED 12 TO 24 HOURS 
BEFORE THE EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN.

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED OR GUSTY WINDS OF 35 MPH 
OR MORE...AND FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW CREATING VISIBILITIES AT OR 
BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST FOR AT LEAST 
3 HOURS.

AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT ICE IS EXPECTED TO 
ACCUMULATE ON TREES...POWERLINES AND ROADS. AN ICE STORM IS A VERY 
DANGEROUS STORM...DISRUPTING TRAFFIC...AND KNOCKING DOWN POWERLINES. 
PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES CAN OCCUR LEAVING PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER FOR 
UP TO A WEEK OR MORE. 

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE 
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO LIFE WITHIN SEVERAL MINUTES OF 
EXPOSURE...USUALLY AT TEMPERATURES BELOW MINUS 25 DEGREES 
FAHRENHEIT. 

AN ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR LESS SERIOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. SPECIFIC
ADVISORIES WILL ALERT YOU TO WEATHER THAT WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
EFFECT ON MOTORISTS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...OR PUBLIC EVENTS. THE 
FOLLOWING ARE THE ADVISORY HEADLINES ISSUED FOR WINTER WEATHER 
EVENTS... 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR ACCUMULATIONS OF 
SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE...AND SLEET WHICH WILL CAUSE 
SIGNIFICANT INCONVENIENCES...BUT IF SUFFICIENT CAUTION IS 
EXERCISED...DO NOT USUALLY THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR ANY ACCUMULATION OF ICE FROM 
FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF 
ICE TO MAKE ROADS VERY TREACHEROUS.  

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN ACCUMULATIONS OF LAKE 
EFFECT SNOW WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT INCONVENIENCE. 

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE 
EXPECTED TO BE A SIGNIFICANT INCONVENIENCE TO LIFE WITH PROLONGED 
EXPOSURE...AND...IF CAUTION IS NOT EXERCISED...COULD LEAD TO 
HAZARDOUS EXPOSURE. 

IF YOU NEED TIMELY INFORMATION...YOU CAN GET IT ON NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO ALL HAZARDS. WE BROADCAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS A DAY ACROSS THE 
COMMONWEALTH.

WEATHER RADIO MONITORS ARE INEXPENSIVE AND GUARANTEE YOU THE LATEST
WEATHER WHENEVER YOU HAVE THE NEED. OUR BROADCASTS WILL HELP YOU 
PLAN FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...GET TRAVEL INFORMATION...MAKE 
BUSINESS DECISIONS...OR DECIDE ON THE PROPER CLOTHING TO WEAR. 
MOST IMPORTANTLY...YOU WILL BE READY WHEN A WINTER STORM STRIKES. 

WE ISSUE FREQUENT UPDATES DURING ACTIVE WINTER WEATHER...THAT SERVE 
TO GIVE YOU THE MOST UP TO THE MINUTE...AND DETAILED WEATHER 
INFORMATION AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION...WE ISSUE STATEMENTS THAT FOLLOW 
UP ON THE ISSUANCE OF WATCHES...WARNINGS...OR ADVISORIES.

ALL OF OUR WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE. SIMPLY GO TO 
WEATHER.GOV AND THEN CLICK ON THE PHILADELPHIA AND MT HOLLY
REGION. THIS WILL TAKE YOU TO THE MAIN WEBPAGE OF THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN PHILADELPHIA AND MT.HOLLY. YOU CAN ALSO FIND
MORE INFORMATION ON WINTER WEATHER PREPAREDNESS HERE.

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