[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 3/12/2014 8:04:46 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
903 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-130400-
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
903 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY DROPPING BELOW FREEZING AND STRONG WINDS
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...

A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS PULLED A STRONG
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPERATURES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ARE
ALREADY BELOW FREEZING. THIS WILL BE OCCURRING IN MOST PLACES BY
MIDNIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY WILL BE AROUND 10 
DEGREES. FLASH FREEZING OF UNTREATED SURFACES WHERE SNOW OR
LEFTOVER RAIN HAS OCCURRED HAS STARTED AND IS POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE.
 
IN ADDITION, NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH WITH THE 
PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT AND THEN THROUGH THE NIGHT. ALL OF THIS 
CAN RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER 
ELEVATIONS. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY 
WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING TO AROUND 10
DEGREES BELOW ZERO TOWARD THURSDAY MORNING.
 
BE ON THE ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS 
OVERNIGHT, ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. SECURE TRASH AND 
RECYCLING CANS AND ANY OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AS THEY WILL GET
TOSSED AROUND. EXPECT ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

$$

NJZ007-008-PAZ060>062-130400-
WARREN-MORRIS-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...READING...
ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
903 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...PLUNGING TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...

A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS PULLED A STRONG COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AND WILL GUST TO
AROUND 45 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE
STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN PENNSYLVANIA.

TEMPERATURES ARE RAPIDLY FALLING AND WILL FALL THROUGH THE 30S
AND 20S OVERNIGHT. BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY, TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO BE IN THE UPPER TEENS. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING
TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES
DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO ON THURSDAY MORNING.

BE ON THE ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT.
ANY LEFTOVER UNTREATED STANDING WATER WILL FREEZE ON ROADWAYS AND
WALKWAYS. PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS, ESPECIALLY IF TRAVELING ON BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES. SECURE TRASH AND RECYCLING CANS AND ANY OTHER LOOSE
OUTDOOR ITEMS AS THEY WILL GET TOSSED AROUND. EXPECT ISOLATED POWER
OUTAGES.

$$

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ009-010-012>027-PAZ070-071-
101>106-130315-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-
EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...
SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...
HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...
COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...
PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
901 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...PLUNGING TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...

A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS PULLED A STRONG COLD
FRONT TO THE IMMEDIATE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS. WINDS WILL
BECOME STRONGER FRONT THE NORTHWEST AND WILL GUST TO AROUND 45
MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, SOUTHERN 
PENNSYLVANIA AND DELMARVA.

TEMPERATURES WILL START TO RAPIDLY FALL AND FALL THROUGH THE 30S
AND 20S OVERNIGHT. BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY, TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO BE IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S. THE COMBINATION OF RAPIDLY
FALLING TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL
VALUES DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS MANY AREAS TOWARD
MORNING.

BE ON THE ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT.
ANY LEFTOVER UNTREATED STANDING WATER WILL FREEZE ON ROADWAYS AND
WALKWAYS. SECURE TRASH AND RECYCLING CANS AND ANY OTHER LOOSE
OUTDOOR ITEMS AS THEY WILL GET TOSSED AROUND. EXPECT ISOLATED POWER
OUTAGES.
 
$$