Saturday, October 29, 2011

Here it comes and it’s early this Year

AN EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE REGION.

LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE NO. CAROLINA COAST EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INTENSIFY & TRACK UP THE COAST TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY WET.AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING.SNOW TO A GOOD PORTION OF THE AREA NORTH AND WEST OF PHILADELPHIA. THE STORM IS EXPECTED PULL AWAY LATE THIS EVENING & TONIGHT.

THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OF HEAVY WET SNOW SHOULD BE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS & ON NON-PAVED SURFACES. SNOW COULD COVER ALL COLD SURFACES IF THE SNOW FALLS HEAVILY ENOUGH.ESPECIALLY LATER TODAY & THIS EVENING.

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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.NEWTON.JIM THORPE.STROUDSBURG

407 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS.8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING.A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN & SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS MORNING. LOOK FOR THE MIX TO CHANGE TO SNOW LATER THIS MORNING OR THIS AFTERNOON.& BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATER TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS.TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE THIS MORNING.AND THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HRS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL LIKELY WEIGH DOWN TREES.SOME OF WHICH STILL HAVE SOME LEAVES ON THEM. THIS WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES & POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS.NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPS.IN THE MID 30S..DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LWR 30S AS THE SNOW BECOMES STEADIER & HEAVIER THIS AFTERNOON & THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITIES.REDUCED TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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WARREN-MORRIS-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.WA.MORRISTOWN.READING.

ALLENTOWN.BETHLEHEM.EASTON

407 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS.6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.AS WELL AS ON ALL COLDER NON- PAVED SURFACES.

* TIMING.A MIX OF RAIN & SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS MORNING. THE MIX WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.& MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATER TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS.TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE THIS MORNING.AND THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HRS. THE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL LIKELY WEIGH DOWN TREES.SOME OF WHICH STILL HAVE SOME LEAVES ON THEM. THIS WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES & POWER OUTAGES.

* WINDS.NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPS.IN THE MID 30S.FALLING INTO THE LWR 30S AS THE SNOW BECOMES STEADIER & HEAVIER LATE THIS MORNING & THIS AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES.REDUCED TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011

Steve Jobs dead at 56

3 people brought us the personal computer. the "Woz" brought the hardware, Steve and Bill brought the software. Steve wrapped both into an amazing product, and his vision took the company from a garage to a company know internationally. He changed the way we bought and listened to music, and he succeeded where Bill couldn't with a tablet know as iPad freeing us from keyboards and mice. He will go down as one of the great inventors of the century along side Edison, Tesla, Ford, and computer specific Babbage, Atanasoft, Zuse and Turing.