[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 05/09/2002 05:01:38

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Thu, 09 May 2002 05:01:40 -0400


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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
500 AM EDT THU MAY 9 2002

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

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN  
GREAT LAKES. AS IT DOES SO...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE 
WEST...PASSING THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. OVERCAST CONDITIONS THIS 
MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO AREAS OF SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON...MOSTLY 
ACROSS SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...DELAWARE... 
AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND. THIS COMBINED WITH A MOIST 
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CAUSE THE ATMOSPHERE TO DESTABILIZE. 

FOR THIS REASON THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS 
PLACED THE REGION UNDER A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS 
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.   

AT THE PRESENT TIME...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 
APPEARS TO BE FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING SOUTH OF A 
READING/PHILADELPHIA/BELMAR LINE. WIND PROFILES SUGGEST THAT THE 
POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS EXIST. 

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

IF YOU ARE NEAR A COMPUTER...DETAILED WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO 
BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS BY TYPING IN SMALL LETTERS... 
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI.

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