[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 07/04/2002 02:06:06

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
412 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2002

...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS THIS AFTERNOON INTO 
TONIGHT OVER EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE...AND 
NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...

A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS 
MORNING...PASSING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON 
AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
INTO TONIGHT. DUE TO THE HIGH INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE HEAT 
AND HUMIDITY...SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE.

THEREFORE THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS FORECAST A SLIGHT RISK OF 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY... 
DELAWARE...AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY 
TONIGHT. 

THE GREATEST FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ARE STRONG WIND GUSTS... 
LARGE HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP FIRST OVER NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY 
AT EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON...AND SPREAD TO SOUTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE...AND 
NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND DURING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY 
TONIGHT. 

THE COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA LATER TONIGHT...ENDING THE 
THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER AND USHERING IN A COOLER AIRMASS FOR 
FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

IF YOU OBSERVE THREATENING WEATHER...SEEK SHELTER AT ONCE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

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