[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 2/9/2013 9:49:06 AM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
948 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013

PAZ054-055-091630-
CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
948 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013

...BURSTS OF HEAVIER SNOW AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE POCONOS...

AT 945 AM, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE
REPORTS INDICATED HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF
THE POCONOS, ESPECIALLY THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS.

DURING THE HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS, THE LOCAL VISIBILITY WILL QUICKLY
DROP TO NEAR ONE HALF OF A MILE. THE FALLING SNOW IN COMBINATION
WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN VERY
POOR VISIBILITIES OVER SHORT DISTANCES, ALONG WITH BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA DURING THE REST OF THE
MORNING, USE EXTRA CAUTION, SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADWAYS ALONG WITH RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITIES.

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GORSE