[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 10/27/2003 9:46:01 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
840 AM EST MON OCT 27 2003

...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS PLACED 
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...MUCH OF NEW JERSEY EXCEPT THE 
NORTHWESTERN PORTION...ALL OF DELAWARE...AND ALL OF THE MARYLAND 
EASTERN SHORE IN AN AREA OF A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 
TODAY. DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAJOR THREAT. 

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT...SIGNIFICANT WIND SPEED AND 
DIRECTION DIFFERENCES IN THE LOWER LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...
RELATIVELY WARM AND VERY MOIST AIR NEAR THE SURFACE...AND AN ACTIVE 
FRONTAL SYSTEM COULD COMBINE TO GENERATE SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 
FROM AROUND LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SLIGHT RISK 
AREA. REMEMBER THAT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN ON RARE OCCASION SPAWN 
A TORNADO.

FOR THE SOUTHERN POCONOS...THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND BERKS COUNTY...AS 
WELL AS NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY 
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BUT THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS LOWER. 

A FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT TODAY FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... 
PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN AND WESTERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN DELAWARE... 
AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND.

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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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