[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 10/14/2003 5:04:32 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
445 AM EDT TUE OCT 14 2003

...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE FROM THIS EVENING INTO
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY...

THE POTENTIAL EXISTS LATE TODAY FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP
ESPECIALLY OVER PARTS OF MARYLAND...ALL OF DELAWARE AND SOUTHERN NEW 
JERSEY. HOWEVER...OTHER AREAS MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE DAMAGING WINDS CARRIED
TO THE GROUND FROM VERY HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH 
THUNDERSTORMS. 

LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP OVER THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY AND 
RACE INTO EASTERN CANADA OVERNIGHT. ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL 
REACH THE COAST TONIGHT. 

AHEAD OF AND WITH THE COLD FRONT, STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SOME HEAVY 
RAIN, AND EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS, ARE LIKELY TO PASS THROUGH THE 
REGION. WITH THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT, THE 
DOWNING OF SOME TREES, ALONG WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES, IS 
POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION. IN CASES LIKE THIS, THE 
STRONG DAMAGING WINDS USUALLY OCCUR SHORTLY AFTER THE ONSET OF HEAVY 
RAIN.

AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THESE POTENT COLD FRONTS IN THE 
AUTUMN AND SPRING TRANSITION SEASONS OFTEN PRODUCE LOCALLY STRONG OR 
SPOTTY SEVERE WEATHER. 

BEHIND THE FRONT, GUSTY WINDS FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST ARE 
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW INTENSIFIES OVER EASTERN CANADA. AT 
THIS TIME, WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH, WITH 
GUSTS REACHING NEAR 50 MPH. 

HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY FOR MOST AREAS WITH SOME ISOLATED 2 TO 3 INCHES 
RAINFALL TOTALS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE PONDING ON 
SOME ROADWAYS AND SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL BE MONITORED FOR 
THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. 

FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER 
SITUATION, STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA 
OUTLETS. 
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