[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 7/28/2004 12:48:52 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1245 AM EDT WED JUL 28 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-
1245 AM EDT WED JUL 28 2004


...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE LESSENING IN INTENSITY AND AREAL 
COVERAGE, HOWEVER RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOOD PROBLEMS 
OVERNIGHT...

AT 1240 AM, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THAT THE CLUSTERS
OF THUNDERSTORMS AND THE LARGER GENERAL SHOWER AREAS HAD LESSENED IN
COVERAGE AND DECREASED IN INTENSITY. LARGER REMAINING SHOWER AREAS
AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN
HOUR THROUGH 
NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, THE NORTHERN HALF OF 
NEW JERSEY, AND EXTREME SOUTHERN DELAWARE.

ADDITIONAL SCATTERED RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY LESS
THAN ONE HALF INCH EARLY THIS OVERNIGHT PERIOD. HOWEVER, RUNOFF FROM
THE 
PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. RAIN TOTALS WERE 
GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE 
EVENING, AND AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES TOTAL IN LOCALIZED AREAS SUCH AS 
SOUTHEASTERN BERKS COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA DURING TUESDAY.

AREA RESIDENTS IN THE LOWER DELAWARE VALLEY EASTWARD TO THE RARITAN 
BASIN OF CENTRAL NEW JERSEY SHOULD WATCH FOR CONTINUED RUNOFF, AND 
POSSIBLE RISING WATERS IN STREAMS AND CREEKS, AS WELL AS FLOOD-PRONE 
LOCATIONS AND LOW SPOTS. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT 
AND INTO WEDNESDAY FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, FAR NORTHERN 
DELAWARE, AND MUCH OF NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

THOSE LIVING NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD WATCH FOR RISING WATERS 
AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS OR A FLOOD WARNING IS 
RECEIVED. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS COVERING ROADS. REMEMBER 
THAT WATER COULD BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WHEN 
ITS HARDER TO SEE. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION 
STATIONS, OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR 
UPDATES. 

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