[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 06/05/2002 17:32:38

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
530 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2002

...HEAVY RAINS POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SOME HEAVY SHOWERS 
AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM NOW THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.  ALTHOUGH THE 
FRONT IS STILL WELL TO OUR NORTH AND WEST...HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS HAVE 
ALREADY DEVELOPED OVER CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA IN THE VERY MOIST AND 
UNSTABLE AIR MASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT.  ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY 
RAINS...THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND 
HAIL AS THEY MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION THIS 
EVENING.

THE GREATEST THREAT FOR MORE WIDE-SPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL APPEARS TO 
BE ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES SLOWLY 
SOUTH THROUGH EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA..NEW JERSEY AND EVENTUALLY INTO 
THE DELMARVA. CONVERGING WINDS NEAR THE FRONT WILL FOCUS SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS ON EITHER SIDE AS AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE EAST 
ALONG IT. BECAUSE OF THE SLOW FRONTAL MOVEMENT...MULTIPLE STORMS MAY 
TEND TO MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS WHICH COULD RESULT IN VERY HEAVY 
RAINFALL ACCUMULATION AND EVEN POSSIBLY SOME FLOODING. FLOODING CAN 
OCCUR EVEN THOUGH WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE OVERALL DROUGHT 
CONDITIONS AND WE NEED THE RAIN.

THE RAIN SHOULD BE OVER BY FRIDAY EXCEPT FOR SOME LINGERING MORNING 
SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST.

PLEASE LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS OVER THE NOAA 
WEATHER RADIO...OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI. 

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AMC


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