[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 7/2/2003 8:56:44 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
852 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2003

...REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BILL WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM NORTH 
CAROLINA...

THE REMNANTS OF WHAT WAS ONCE TROPICAL STORM BILL WILL MOVE 
NORTHEAST FROM NORTH CAROLINA REACHING SOUTHERN DELMARVA EARLY 
THURSDAY BEFORE HEADING OUT TO SEA. RAIN SPREAD THROUGHOUT MUCH OF 
THE AREA FROM PHILADELPHIA SOUTHWARD DURING THE EVENING...THE RAIN 
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTH OVERNIGHT BUT BE HARD PRESSED TO 
MOVE NORTH OF TRENTON NEW JERSEY.

THE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT IN DELMARVA AND EXTREME 
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY WHERE 1/2 TO ONE INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED...WITH 
LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. ACROSS THE 
PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA EASTWARD THROUGH CENTRAL NEW 
JERSEY...AMOUNTS SHOULD NOT BE AS HEAVY. 

THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN SHOULD END AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OUT TO SEA 
THURSDAY. HOWEVER...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM 
COULD LINGER INTO THE AFTERNOON.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS 
SITUATION. IF HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPS...THERE COULD BE SOME FLOODING... 
ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS...HIGHLY URBANIZED 
AREAS...AND IN PLACES WITH POOR DRAINAGE.

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RNS


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