January 31 – February 2, 2011 North American blizzard fell as freezing rain in the Philadelphia suburbs, a mixture of sleet and freezing rain in Berks County and the Lehigh Valley and mainly a snow and sleet mixture in the Poconos. Overnight colder air moved in aloft in over the Poconos and precipitation changed back to all snow for a few hours. Toward sunrise on the 2nd, this process started to reverse at both the surface and aloft. Warmer air was moving north again and the freezing rain changed to plain rain across the Philadelphia suburbs and Berks County around 8 a.m. EST and the Lehigh Valley around 9
David Sleet lower the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limit to 0.08 percent for drivers in the United States. This recommendation helped inform the U.S. Congress which mandated states adopt the stricter BAC limit of 0.08 percent by October 2003 or risk losing a portion of their highway funding. By 2004 all 50 states had passed 0.08 percent laws for drivers, making it the new national standard. Dr. Sleet has received numerous public health awards including the following: He has served on the following editorial boards: David Sleet David A. Sleet is an American scientist recognized for championing the application of behavioral