[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 04/28/2002 11:28:05

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1123 AM EDT SUN APR 28 2002

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

STEADY RAIN WILL BECOME LESS WIDESPREAD AND MORE SHOWERY EARLY THIS 
AFTERNOON. ALSO AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM COULD DEVELOP BEFORE 2 
PM...BUT ANY THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD NOT BE 
SEVERE.

AFTER 2 PM...THE SUN WILL TRY TO POKE THROUGH THE CLOUDS AS THE BULK 
OF THE MOISTURE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. 

ALSO...A COLD FRONT MOVING IN FROM THE WEST ALONG WITH THE SUNSHINE 
SHOULD ALLOW LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. 

SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD TURN SEVERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE 
INGREDIENTS NECESSARY FOR SEVERE WEATHER COULD COME TOGETHER AS 
THE COLD FRONT FROM THE WEST MOVES INTO AN AREA OF WARM AND UNSTABLE 
AIR. ANY SUNSHINE WILL JUST ADD TO THE WARMTH AND INSTABILITY OF THE 
AIRMASS THEREBY HELPING THUNDERSTORMS BECOME SEVERE.

THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS APPEARS TO BE SOUTH OF 
INTERSTATE 78...ALTHOUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM 
PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS INDICATED THERE IS AT LEAST 
A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE 
REGION. 

IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THIS AFTERNOON OR 
EVENING...KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND AN EAR TO THE WEATHER RADIO... 
TO LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AS WELL AS ANY WATCHES OR WARNINGS 
WHICH MIGHT BE ISSUED.

OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PRODUCTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE VIA 
THE INTERNET. VISIT OUR OFFICE WEB SITE AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI.

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RNS