[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 8/27/2003 9:02:12 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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

...THUNDERSTORMS RUMBLING THROUGH THE AREA...

AT 845 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED AREAS OF 
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST THROUGH NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND AND  
DELAWARE...AND INTO EXTREME SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. THERE WERE ALSO A 
FEW STORMS IN LANCASTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA WHICH WILL MOVE EAST 
THROUGH CHESTER COUNTY TOWARD PHILADELPHIA. 

MOST OF THE AREA REMAINS UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 11 
PM. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND...HAIL...HEAVY 
RAIN...AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

THE MOST INTENSE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST ACROSS DELAWARE BAY TOWARD 
CAPE MAY COUNTY. THESE STORMS SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE COUNTY BETWEEN 
9 AND 930 PM.

IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER INDOORS 
QUICKLY...AS SOME OF THE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 50 MPH. 
MANY OF THE STORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND 
LIGHTNING.

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KRAUS


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