[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 8/8/2003 11:19:42 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1123 AM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT...

A PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE EAST WILL
ALLOW FOR A CONTINUATION OF HUMID AND UNSETTLED WEATHER. AS 
DISTURBANCES MOVE ACROSS THE REGION...THEY WILL INTERACT WITH THE 
HUMID AIRMASS TO PRODUCE SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS.

WITH THE ABUNDANCE OF MOISTURE STILL IN PLACE...AND THE FAIRLY LIGHT 
WINDS ALOFT...MORE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND 
INTO TONIGHT FROM THE SHOWERS AND STORMS THAT DEVELOP.

ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY 
RAINFALL RATES OF NEARLY 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN IN A 
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME CAN EASILY RESULT IN SOME FLOODING OF POOR 
DRAINAGE AREAS...ALONG WITH PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. FOR AREAS 
THAT HAVE SEEN HEAVY RAINFALL THIS PAST WEEK...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY 
DOWNPOURS CAN RESULT IN SOME FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

BE ALERT IF TRAVELING FOR QUICK CHANGES IN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 
HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...THEREFORE ADJUST 
YOUR TRAVEL SPEED DOWNWARD WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY DOWNPOURS. IF 
AN AREA BECOMES COVERED BY WATER...DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH IT 
AS THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK. 

TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER 
UPDATES. 
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FOR COMPLETE WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI (IN LOWERCASE LETTERS).

GORSE


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