[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 8/11/2004 4:32:20 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
430 AM EDT WED AUG 11 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-
430 AM EDT WED AUG 11 2004

...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS 
AFTERNOON AND SOME MAY BECOME SEVERE...

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS FORECAST A SLIGHT 
RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR OUR AREA FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT, 
INCLUDING EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, THE NORTHEAST MARYLAND 
SHORE, AND DELAWARE.  

A COLD FRONT MOVING SLOWLY TO THE COAST FROM EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA 
TODAY IS LIKELY TO CAUSE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM 
IN THE VERY WARM, HUMID, AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. 
THE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP FIRST OVER EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND 
NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY BY MIDDAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE 
SPREADING EAST AND SOUTH OVER THE REST OF THE AREA LATER IN THE 
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. ITS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT SOME 
THUNDERSTORMS COULD FORM CLOSER TO THE COAST ALONG SEABREEZE 
BOUNDARIES BY MIDDAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON. 

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE 
HAIL. THUNDERSTORMS COULD FORM IN LINES AND CLUSTERS. IN ADDITION, 
DUE TO THE CHANGE OF WIND DIRECTION WITH HEIGHT, ONE OR TWO 
THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE AN ISOLATED TORNADO, ESPECIALLY 
OVER THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND SOUTHERN POCONOS OF EAST-CENTRAL AND 
NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, AS WELL AS OVER NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY.

ANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LOTS OF DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. 
AND, DUE TO THE INCREASING HUMIDITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE THROUGH A 
DEEP LAYER, SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN IN A SHORT 
PERIOD OF TIME, POSSIBLY AT THE RATE OF ONE OR TWO INCHES IN AN 
HOUR, CAUSING STREET AND HIGHWAY FLOODING AS WELL AS FLOODING ON 
SOME SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS.

MOVE INSIDE AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING WEATHER. THIS COULD BE 
AN ACTIVE DAY FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN PARTS OF OUR AREA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION 
STATIONS OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR 
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI. 


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