[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 10/13/2003 11:03:10 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1055 AM EDT MON OCT 13 2003

...A STRONG COLD FRONT STILL EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY AND MAY BE 
ACCOMPANIED BY SEVERE WEATHER...

IF INDICATIONS FROM TODAY'S CURRENT COMPUTER MODELS ARE CORRECT, A 
STRONG COLD FRONT IS LIKELY TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY 
EVENING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS, AND EVEN A FEW 
THUNDERSTORMS, ARE LIKELY TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION AS THE FRONT 
MOVES BY TO THE EAST.

ALTHOUGH NO TWO WEATHER SITUATIONS ARE THE SAME, THE PREVIOUS COLD 
FRONT THAT WAS SIMILAR IN NATURE IN LATE SEPTEMBER CAUSED SCATTERED 
SEVERE WEATHER TO OCCUR IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL NEW 
JERSEY. WHILE THERE IS NO CERTAINTY THAT A REPEAT WILL OCCUR, AREA 
RESIDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THESE STRONG COLD FRONTS IN THE 
AUTUMN AND SPRING TRANSITION SEASONS OFTEN PRODUCE LOCALLY STRONG OR 
SPOTTY SEVERE WEATHER. SUCH COULD BE THE CASE TUESDAY EVENING 
RESULTING IN TREES DOWN AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE 
REGION. STRONG DAMAGING WINDS USUALLY OCCUR SHORTLY AFTER THE ONSET 
OF VERY HEAVY RAIN. 

THE NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS, BEHIND THE FRONT, WILL CONTINUE TO BE 
GUSTY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY SOMETIMES REACHING SPEEDS IN 
EXCESS OF 30 MPH OR MORE.  

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR 
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. 
$$

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEB SITE AT: 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI (IN SMALL LETTERS).

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