Sunday, March 20, 2011

Winter Weather Advisory Continued for Sussex County

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1138 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2011

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-211145-
/O.CON.KPHI.WW.Y.0016.110321T0800Z-110321T1300Z/
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
1138 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM
EDT MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT
MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE POCONOS AND SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A LIGHT COATING OF ICE IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN
AROUND DAYBREAK. SOME SLEET IS BRIEFLY POSSIBLE AT THE TRANSITION
TIME. AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK DURING THE
MID MORNING HOURS...LOOK FOR ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE
TO RAIN.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY. THE WORST
IMPACTS SHOULD DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. PLAN TO LEAVE
YOURSELF SOME EXTRA TIME YOUR DESTINATION.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 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.

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