[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 05/17/2002 15:59:04

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
404 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2002

...HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...

LOW PRESSURE IN THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY IS FORECAST TO MOVE 
RAPIDLY NORTHEAST TO THE DELAWARE COAST BY SATURDAY MORNING.  HIGH 
CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM HAVE ALREADY OVERSPREAD THE 
REGION, AND RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING.  RAIN COULD BE 
HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT, AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO 
POSSIBLE.  UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED FROM THIS SYSTEM WITH 
HIGHER ISOLATED AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF 
THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOULD END SATURDAY MORNING AS THE LOW CONTINUES 
TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST TO THE NEW ENGLAND COAST BY SATURDAY 
AFTERNOON.

FLOODING OF STREETS, LOW-LYING AREAS, AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE IS 
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.  MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND GOOD 
JUDGMENT WHILE VENTURING OUT ON AREA ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT.  SOME 
AGRICULTURAL EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBILE GIVEN THAT MANY FIELDS ARE 
FRESHLY TILLED OR PLANTED. RIVER AND STREAM FLOODING IS NOT 
ANTICIPATED UNLESS MORE RAIN FALLS THAN EXPECTED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST DETAILS CONCERNING 
THIS EVENT.

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

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JJM
 
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