NWS Mt Holly NJ Open House 2009 - Saturday - September 26 2009

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As you know, Bergen County (as well as Passaic, Essex, Hudson and Union counties) are all in the County Warning Area (CWA) of the NWS Upton NY, however, if you have yet to have your own up close and fully behind the scenes look at an actual operational NWS Forecast Office, the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Mt Holly NJ is holding an Open House on Saturday September 26 2009, between 12:00 Noon and 4:00 PM EDT. (Note NWS Upton NY had their Open House event in August, so this is your last opportunity during 2009 to get a tour!) (see the link below for a Virtual Tour of NWS Upton, NY too)

 

Complete information on the event is available here: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/phi/announce/open_house2009.html

 

BTW, driving distance to either the NWS Upton NY or the NWS Mt Holly NJ is about the same from Bergen County NJ and both offices are similar, if not mostly identical in setup and operation. Please note though, that NWS Mt Holly does not have a co-located Doppler Radar tower (the system at Fort Dix and another at the Dover Air Force Base are the closest ones to Mt Holly) nor does the Mt Holly office do the twice daily Upper Air Soundings (Weather Balloon Launches) that Upton does

 

Note, that if the event needs to be cancelled, due to expected Severe Weather in their Forecast Area, etc, a notice of such will be posted on their Website at: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/phi/

 

To get an overview of what most, if not almost all of the 120 NWS Forecast Offices do and how they are setup, an Online Virtual Tour of the NWS Upton NY is available here: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/okx/tour/index.html

 

Directions

 

NWS Forecast Office - Mt Holly NJ

732 Woodlane Road
Mt. Holly NJ 08060

 

From NJ Turnpike: Get off at exit 5. Turn right onto Route 541, Burlington-Mt. Holly Road. At second traffic light from turnpike, use jughandle and turn right onto Woodlane Road. Go down Woodlane Road for 3/4 mile. Our office is on the left-hand side of the road.

From Interstate 295: Get off at Exit 45A, Rancocas-Mt. Holly Road and head east toward Mt. Holly. At 3rd traffic light, turn left onto Irick Road. At 1st traffic light, turn right onto Woodlane Road. Go down Woodlane Road for approximately 1/2 mile. Our office is on right hand side, just past the traffic light for Burlington County Library.

 

Driving Directions and Maps to the Forecast Office are also available here: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/phi/directions.html

 

 

George

Deputy SKYWARN Coordinator Bergen County NJ