[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/24/2014 2:10:50 PM

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WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
210 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014
 
PAZ054-055-251000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0005.140125T1300Z-140126T0300Z/
CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
210 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM
TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE POCONOS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW.
 
* TIMING...SNOW SHOULD MOVE IN DURING SATURDAY MORNING AND FALL
  MODERATELY AT TIMES INTO THE AFTERNOON. DURING THE EVENING MORE
  SCATTERED, BUT INTENSE, SNOW SQUALLS SHOULD OCCUR IN SOME AREAS.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL COVER ROADWAYS AND MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL. THE SNOW WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SNOW
  SQUALLS DURING SATURDAY EVENING WILL CAUSE SHARPLY DIFFERENT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. GUSTY
  SOUTHWEST THEN NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW.
 
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS ON SATURDAY DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE
  NUMBERS SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WIND CHILLS...IN THE SINGLE NUMBERS ON SATURDAY AND FALLING TO 
  NEAR 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT.

* VISIBILITIES...AROUND HALF A MILE AT TIMES...EXCEPT MUCH LOWER
  IN ANY SNOW SQUALLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. GIVE YOURSELF 
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. DO NOT UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES TAILGATE. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA BLANKETS IN YOUR
VEHICLES IN CASE TRAFFIC GETS HALTED.

&&

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NJZ001-007-009-PAZ060>062-101>103-105-251000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0005.140125T1500Z-140125T2200Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-HUNTERDON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-
EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...FLEMINGTON...
READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...
WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...
CHALFONT...PERKASIE
210 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM
EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY, BERKS COUNTY, THE LEHIGH
  VALLEY AND THE NORTHWEST PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. 
 
* TIMING...SNOW SHOULD MOVE IN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
  INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL LIKELY COVER ROADWAYS AND MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL. THE SNOW WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. GUSTY
  SOUTHWEST THEN NORTHWEST WINDS AT NIGHT WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING OF SNOW.
 
* WIND CHILLS...IN THE TEENS ON SATURDAY AND FALLING TO NEAR ZERO ON
  SATURDAY NIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S WHILE ITS SNOWING.

* VISIBILITIES...AROUND HALF A MILE AT TIMES.

* SATURDAY EVENING...WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR
  SQUALLS MIGHT MAKE IT INTO THE REGION AND LOCALLY DROP AROUND AN
  ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. GIVE YOURSELF 
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. DO NOT TAILGATE.

&&

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DRAG/GIGI