[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Winter Weather Message 15:47:09.2689

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
346 PM EDT Fri Mar 17 2017

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-180800-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WW.Y.0012.170318T1000Z-170319T1000Z/
Sussex-Warren-Morris-Carbon-Monroe-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-
Including the cities of Newton, Washington, Morristown,
Jim Thorpe, Stroudsburg, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem,
and Easton
346 PM EDT Fri Mar 17 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM
EDT SUNDAY...

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Winter
Weather Advisory for a wintry mix of precipitation, which is in
effect from 6 AM Saturday to 6 AM EDT Sunday.

* LOCATIONS...Berks County, the southern Poconos, the Lehigh
  Valley, and adjacent northwest New Jersey.

* HAZARD TYPES...Snow and light freezing rain.

* ACCUMULATIONS...Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches, along with
  around a trace to a tenth of an inch of ice. The highest
  accumulations of snow and ice are expected in the higher
  elevations.

* TIMING...Light snow is expected to begin overnight with
  accumulations less than an inch expected by daybreak Saturday.
  Snow is expected to transition to freezing drizzle or light
  freezing rain Saturday morning and continue through early
  afternoon. A switchover back to light to moderate snow is
  expected late Saturday afternoon. Snow should diminish late
  Saturday night.

* IMPACTS...Snow and ice accumulations will create treacherous
  driving conditions.

* WINDS...East 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

* TEMPERATURES...In the mid 20s to lower 30s.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow...sleet...or
freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for
slippery roads and limited visibilities...and use caution while
driving.

Report Snow and ice accumulation to the National Weather Service
by calling our trained spotter line...posting to the NWS Mount
Holly Facebook page...or using Twitter.

Snowfall and ice accumulation forecast maps in addition to
experimental probabilistic snowfall information for the latest
event are available online at www.weather.gov/phi/winter

&&

$$

CMS/JRK


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