[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 10/14/2003 12:00:12 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1152 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 THIS AFTERNOON FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO 
DEVELOP ESPECIALLY OVER PARTS OF MARYLAND, ALL OF DELAWARE, SOUTHERN 
NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. HOWEVER, OTHER AREAS MAY 
ALSO EXPERIENCE DAMAGING WINDS CARRIED TO THE GROUND FROM HEAVY 
SHOWERS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. 

LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY DEVELOP OVER THE OHIO VALLEY 
THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL RACE INTO EASTERN CANADA OVERNIGHT. ITS 
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE COAST LATER 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. DUE TO THE SUSTAINED WINDS EXPECTED, A 
HIGH WIND ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED LATER TODAY FOR WEDNESDAY.

HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY FOR MOST AREAS WITH SOME ISOLATED 2 TO 3 INCHES 
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE PONDING ON SOME ROADWAYS AND 
SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL BE MONITORED FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR 
RAPID RISES AND POSSIBLE 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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ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEB SITE AT: 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI (IN LOWERCASE LETTERS).

GORSE



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