[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 8/3/2003 2:40:34 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
243 PM EDT SUN AUG 3 2003

...LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS THROUGH TONIGHT...

WITH A WARM AND VERY HUMID AIRMASS IN PLACE...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WILL CONTINUE 
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY UP UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL 
PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WITH RAINFALL RATES OF LOCALLY 2 
INCHES PER HOUR. ALSO...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY 
WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY SOME THUNDERSTORMS.

HEAVY RAINFALL THAT OCCURS WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD RESULT IN 
FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...ALONG WITH PONDING OF WATER ON 
ROADWAYS. THE HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES OVER A
SHORT DISTANCE. IF TRAVELING...BE ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER 
CONDITIONS. REMEMBER...IF FLOODING DOES OCCUR...DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK 
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS SINCE THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

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

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GORSE



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