[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 8/27/2003 7:28:49 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
720 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2003

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST...

AT 715 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS 
MOVING RAPIDLY EAST THROUGH THE BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON AREAS 
TOWARD THE UPPER DELMARVA PENINSULA. THESE STORMS WILL SPREAD EAST 
THROUGH NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND DELAWARE BETWEEN NOW AND 9 PM... 
AND INTO EXTREME SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY BY 9 PM AS WELL. OTHER STORMS 
MAY REACH INTO EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AFTER 8 PM. 

ALL OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN... 
HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...BE PREPARED TO  
SEEK SAFE SHELTER INDOORS QUICKLY...AS SOME OF THE STORMS ARE MOVING 
EAST AT ABOUT 50 MPH.

WHILE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WESTERN 
SHORE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY IN MARYLAND...NO WATCHES WERE IN EFFECT 
YET FURTHER TO THE EAST.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET... 
FOR LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS...AND IN CASE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 
WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF OUR AREA.

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KRAUS

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