[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 4/1/2004 4:17:03 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
354 AM EST THU APR 1 2004


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ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-
CAPE MAY NJ-CARBON PA-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-
DELAWARE BEACHES DE-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-
INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-
MONROE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHAMPTON PA-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-
SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-SUSSEX NJ-TALBOT MD-
WARREN NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
354 AM EST THU APR 1 2004


...RAIN SHOULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING ON ROADS AND IN POOR 
DRAINAGE AREAS TODAY...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE VIRGINIA CAPES THIS MORNING WILL BE 
MEANDERING AROUND THE SOUTHERN MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES AND WILL 
CONTINUE TO CAUSE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH 
THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. THE LARGEST SURGE OF INSTABILITY AND
MOISTURE AND THUS THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL OCCUR TODAY. RAIN WITH
WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND
DELMARVA WILL SPREAD NORTH THE REST OF THE DAY. ACROSS NORTHERN NEW
JERSEY, THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND THE POCONOS, THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS
EXPECTED FROM LATER THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. FARTHER
SOUTH, THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME LESS WIDESPREAD AND MORE
INTERMITTENT LATER THIS MORNING AND DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH AT TIMES TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PRECIPITATION
TOTALS FOR APRIL FIRST WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN HALF AN INCH AND ONE INCH
WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS IN NEW JERSEY. 

LIGHTER PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY.

MOTORISTS ARE REMINDED TO WATCH FOR DEGRADED TRAVEL CONDITIONS 
DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER RAIN. SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE EXTRA TIME TO 
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 

AS ALWAYS, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS SITUATION 
AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
UPDATES. THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE 
INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI (IN LOWER CASE).

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GIGI


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