[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 7/8/2004 3:59:36 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
401 AM EDT THU JUL 8 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-
401 AM EDT THU JUL 8 2004

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

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN OKLAHOMA HAS PLACED OUR AREA UNDER A 
SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL LIFT THE WARM AND HUMID 
AIR CURRENTLY IN PLACE, AND WHEN COMBINED WITH THE INSTABILITY, 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD RESULT. A FEW OF THE 
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING, 
WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN THREATS. ALSO, 
HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY ACCOMPANY SOME THUNDERSTORMS AND PRODUCE 
LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS, STREAMS, AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS.  

AS A REMINDER, THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND 
LIGHTNING. SO, IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION, SEEK 
SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING 
HOURS.

IN ADDITION, WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 80S TO AROUND 90 
WILL COMBINE WITH FAIRLY HIGH HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE AN UNCOMFORTABLY 
SULTRY DAY. HEAT INDICES WILL BE IN THE LOWER 90S ESPECIALLY IN THE 
URBANIZED AREAS OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY. 

DURING HOT AND HUMID WEATHER, LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTDOORS. IF YOU NEED 
TO WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTDOORS, TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN AN AIR 
CONDITIONED BUILDING, A ROOM WITH FANS, OR IN THE SHADE. DRINK 
PLENTY OF WATER OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. WEAR LIGHT COLORED AND 
LIGHT WEIGHT CLOTHING TO LIMIT THE ABSORPTION OF THE HEAT. ALSO, IF 
YOU ARE IN AN ENCLOSED AREA WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING, IT IS BEST TO 
KEEP THE WINDOWS OPEN TO ALLOW BETTER CIRCULATION OF THE AIR.

REMEMBER, NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN A VEHICLE DURING HOT 
WEATHER FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE A VEHICLE 
QUICKLY BECOMES EXTREMELY HOT. IF YOU HAVE ELDERLY NEIGHBORS, 
PERIODICALLY CHECK ON THEM DURING TIMES OF HOT WEATHER.

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

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