[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 10/26/2003 4:32:19 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
330 PM EST SUN OCT 26 2003

...HEAVY RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE 
POSSIBLE ON MONDAY...

AN ACTIVE AND SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA 
WILL AFFECT OUR REGION TONIGHT INTO MONDAY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM HAS 
BEEN CARRYING PLENTY OF MOISTURE WITH IT AND IT HAS THE KIND OF 
SUPPORT ALOFT THAT COULD TAP THAT MOISTURE TO GENERATE HEAVY 
RAINFALL. IT ALSO HAS THE KIND OF WIND PROFILE THAT COULD GENERATE 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

BETWEEN 1.50 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL. OCCASIONAL RAIN WILL 
FALL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. THE HEAVY RAIN IS FORECAST TO ARRIVE 
IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA LATE TONIGHT SPREADING SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS 
THE REST OF THE REGION EARLY MONDAY. 

WITH RAINFALL OF 3 INCHES POSSIBLE...THERE COULD BE SOME FLOODING OF 
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND OF CREEKS AND STREAMS THAT ARE MOST 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING. MOREOVER...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN 
THUNDERSTORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT DURING THE DAY MONDAY.

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STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATES.
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI.

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