[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 8/19/2004 11:46:23 AM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1146 AM EDT THU AUG 19 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-
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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-
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1146 AM EDT THU AUG 19 2004

...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING...

A SOUTHWEST FLOW OF HUMID AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING 
AND THEN DISSIPATE BEFORE REACHING THE REGION OVERNIGHT. AS A 
RESULT, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE 
AFTERNOON HOURS AND REMAIN AT LEAST THROUGH THE EVENING. 

WHILE A FAIR AMOUNT OF CLOUDS HAVE LINGERED OVER THE REGION SO FAR 
TODAY WITH EVEN SOME SHOWERS, THE CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO THIN OUT 
DURING THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW 
JERSEY, SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND. 
THIS WILL ALLOW THE ATMOSPHERE TO BECOME MORE UNSTABLE, AND PROMOTE 
ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.  

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA 
WILL MOVE EAST AND COULD TURN SEVERE WHEN ARRIVING IN OUR AREA
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON 
AND EVENING ARE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. REMEMBER, THUNDERSTORMS CAN 
PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL 
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. IF YOU OBSERVE 
THREATENING WEATHER, SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

ANY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS, PERHAPS AN INCH OR TWO IN A SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME, MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE, 
AND PONDING OF WATER ON SOME ROADWAYS. BE AWARE OF THE LATEST 
WEATHER CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS 
CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE QUICKLY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, THE VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE, OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THE 
SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL.

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GORSE
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