[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 6/17/2004 7:29:48 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS81 KPHI 172257
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
652 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004


DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ009-010-012>019-PAZ067-068-070-071-180100-
CAMDEN NJ-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-
NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-
SOMERSET NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
652 PM EDT THU JUN 17 2004


...VERY STRONG POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON THE WAY...


A LINE OF STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS ABOUT TO ENTER 
WEST CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
GREATER PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT
ONE TO TWO HOURS STRONGER STORMS WITHIN THIS LINE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED
BY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR
THE STRONGEST STORMS WITHIN THIS LINE IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND LOWER
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY AND MAY BECOME NECESSARY FOR LOCATIONS FARTHER
EAST IF THESE STORMS MAINTAIN THEMSELVES. THE LINE SHOULD CLEAR THE
GREATER PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY BETWEEN
9 PM AND 10 PM. 

ALL PERSONS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OR THE LOCAL 
MEDIA IN THE EVENT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING BECOME NECESSARY. 

IF YOU SEE THREATENING WEATHER...PLEASE HEAD INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. DO 
NOT ATTEMPT TO OUTDRIVE THE THUNDERSTORMS. DO NOT TAKE ROADS THAT 
ARE PRONE TO FLOODING.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH CONTAIN DAMAGING WIND IN
EXCESS OF 55 MPH AND HAIL 3/4 INCH OR GREATER IN DIAMETER IN AND
CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN MAY
ALSO ACCOMPANY ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

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