[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 09/26/2002 04:38:37

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
436 AM EDT THU SEP 26 2002

...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE HEADING TOWARD AREA...

PERIODS OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY 
MORNING THANKS TO THE REMNANTS OF ONCE HURRICANE ISIDORE AND THE 
PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. THE MUCH WEAKENED ISIDORE IS FORECAST TO 
TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND INTO THE CENTRAL 
APPALACHIANS LATER TODAY AND FRIDAY...MOVING JUST NORTHWEST OF OUR 
AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. PRIOR TO THIS...A WARM FRONT CURRENTLY POSITIONED 
ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL DRIFT NORTH HELPING TO INITIATE RAIN 
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC REGION. AS THE DEEPER MOISTURE 
ASSOCIATED WITH ISIDORE ARRIVES TONIGHT...RAIN COULD BECOME HEAVY AT 
TIMES. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT 
AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING AN END TO THE PRECIPITATION. 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY 
SATURDAY MORNING. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED 3 INCHES...MOST 
LIKELY TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF PHILADELPHIA.   

ALTHOUGH STREAM LEVELS REMAIN LOW DUE TO THE ONGOING DROUGHT...SHORT 
DURATION HEAVY RAINS COULD CAUSE RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AS 
WELL AS URBAN FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PONDING OF WATER ON 
ROADS WILL ALSO BE COMMON. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A RIVER OR STREAM...OR 
IN ANY FLOOD PRONE AREA...MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND 
REMAIN ALERT FOR RISING WATER LEVELS.

BESIDES RAIN AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING...AN INCREASE IN WINDS CAN 
BE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SOUTH THEN SOUTHWEST WINDS 
WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AND COULD APPROACH 40 MPH AT TIMES. SECURING 
LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL HELP GUARD AGAINST INJURY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

ADDITIONAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND WEATHER RELATED 
INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM OUR WEB SITE... 
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI.

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