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went from a watch to a warning..warnings spreading east we should have one soon in NJ/NYC/LI

Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
904 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007

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NEW CASTLE-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...MEDIA
904 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EST
MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM EST
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR KANSAS CITY SATURDAY EVENING WILL MOVE
TO NEAR CHICAGO BY SUNDAY EVENING WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING. A SECOND
STORM WILL FORM OFF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST LATER ON SUNDAY AND
THEN MOVE TOWARDS NEW ENGLAND BY MONDAY. THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL
BRING PLENTY OF MOISTURE AS WELL AS KEEP COLDER TEMPERATURES IN
PLACE OVER THE METROPOLITAN AREAS OF PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON.

SNOW OR SLEET WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE METROPOLITAN PHILADELPHIA AREA
AND NEW CASTLE COUNTY DELAWARE EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WARMER AIR
ARRIVING ALOFT WILL CAUSE THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO FREEZING
RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH
REGARDS TO THE AMOUNT OF SNOW AND ICE AND WHEN THE CHANGEOVER TO
FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME
MODEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH...WHICH COULD
RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE
PRECIPITATION WILL BE FROM AROUND 5 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 1 AM MONDAY.

PREPARE NOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BLANKET...EXTRA GLOVES...
WATER...SOME LIGHT FOOD AND A MEANS OF COMMUNICATIONS IN THE
EVENT YOUR GET STUCK.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR COMMERCIAL RADIO
AND TELEVISION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET
...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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