[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 8/12/2004 5:24:03 AM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
519 AM EDT THU AUG 12 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-
519 AM EDT THU AUG 12 2004


...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY TODAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA, BUT
EVEN HEAVIER WEATHER EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

LAST EVENING SEVERAL AREAS WERE HARD HIT WITH FLOODING WITH ANYWHERE
FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN FALLING. TALBOT COUNTY MARYLAND AND
MIDDLESEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY EXPERIENCED THE WORST FLOODING. 

UNFORTUNATELY, MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY AND SOME OF IT WILL ALSO
BE HEAVY. ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS ARE NOT LIKELY TO SUPPORT SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY, THERE WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND AN
OCCASIONAL GUST OF 30 TO 35 MPH IN THE THUNDERSTORMS. IF HEAVY
SHOWERS MOVE INTO THE SAME AREAS THAT EXPERIENCED THE FLOODING
YESTERDAY, ADDITIONAL WARNINGS WILL BE NEEDED. 

HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME THERE ARE NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT,
BUT FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. 

THE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY AND QUICKLY OVERSPREAD THE
ENTIRE AREA. PERSONS LIVING NEAR CREEKS AND RIVERS SHOULD CHECK
THE FORECASTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN THE EVENT THERE IS A NEED TO
ISSUE A FLOOD WARNING. 

IN ADDITION TO THE RAIN, SEVERAL HOURS OF SQUALLY WEATHER WILL OCCUR
ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF THE TWO TROPICAL SYSTEMS
PASSES THROUGH THE REGION ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT. PERSONS LIVING
NEAR THE COAST SHOULD ALSO BE COGNIZANT OF THE HEAVY RAIN COINCIDING
WITH THE TIME OF THE HIGH TIDE WHICH WOULD CAUSE STREET FLOODING ON
THE BARRIER ISLANDS. 

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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