[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Special Weather Statement 16:24:16.8263

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
424 PM EST Wed Jan 8 2020

NJZ007-PAZ054-055-062-082200-
Warren-Monroe-Northampton-Carbon-
424 PM EST Wed Jan 8 2020

...A SNOW SQUALL WILL AFFECT CENTRAL WARREN...NORTHEASTERN CARBON...
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE AND NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...

At 422 PM EST, a snow squall was located over Meckesville, or 11
miles southwest of Mount Pocono, moving southeast at 30 mph.

Wind gusts up to 40 mph are possible with this squall.

Locations impacted include...
East Stroudsburg, Hackettstown, Washington, Bangor, Pen Argyl, Wind
Gap, Belvidere, Oxford, Hope, East Bangor, Brass Castle, Stormville,
Brodheadsville, Gilbert, Pocono Raceway, Lake Harmony, Delaware Water
Gap, Tannersville, Long Pond and Albrightsville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 9.
 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 277 and 299, and
between mile markers 303 and 312.
 Northeast Extension between exits A87 and A95.
 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania near mile marker 0.

Visibilities will drop quickly to less than a mile in this squall.

Use extra caution if you must travel into or through this dangerous
snow squall. Rapid changes in visibility and potentially slick roads
are likely to lead to accidents. Consider delaying travel until the
squall passes your location.

LAT...LON 4086 7480 4082 7483 4078 7490 4070 7500
      4102 7574 4105 7577 4109 7577 4113 7569
      4112 7565 4115 7560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 308DEG 27KT 4102 7555

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