[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 5/24/2004 4:56:32 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPSPHI


SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
430 AM EDT MON MAY 24 2004


NJZ001-007>010-012>014-PAZ054-055-061-062-241600-
CARBON PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-MIDDLESEX NJ-
MONROE PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-SOMERSET NJ-SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
430 AM EDT MON MAY 24 2004

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS. UNSTABLE AIR MAY
COMBINE WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TO GENERATE SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS, A FEW OF WHICH COULD BECOME SEVERE. PEOPLE SHOULD STAY
ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MOVE INDOORS SHOULD
THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, THE VOICE
OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION. 

$$

NJZ015-PAZ069-241600-
BUCKS PA-MERCER NJ-
430 AM EDT MON MAY 24 2004

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY...
...VERY WARM AND HUMID CONDTIONS TODAY...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS. UNSTABLE AIR MAY
COMBINE WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TO GENERATE SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS, A FEW OF WHICH COULD BECOME SEVERE. PEOPLE SHOULD STAY
ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MOVE INDOORS SHOULD
THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, THE VOICE
OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION. 

ALSO, HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 90 DEGREES AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER
60S WILL COMBINE TO RAISE THE HEAT INDEX INTO THE MID 90S THIS
AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY IN THE URBANIZED AREAS OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY. 
IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE OUTDOORS TODAY, AVOID OVERHEATING YOURSELF. 
BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL WITH THE ELDERLY, THE VERY YOUNG AND THE
INFIRM, AS THEY ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT STRESS. ALSO, PLEASE
REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR PETS COOL. MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO A
SHADY AND WELL VENTILATED LOCATION AND COOL WATER TO DRINK. IF AT ALL
POSSIBLE, BRING THEM INDOORS.

$$

DEZ001-NJZ017>019-PAZ067-068-070-071-241600-
CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-
NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-
430 AM EDT MON MAY 24 2004

...VERY WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS TODAY...

HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 90 DEGREES AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S
WILL COMBINE TO RAISE THE HEAT INDEX INTO THE MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON,
ESPECIALLY IN THE URBANIZED AREAS OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY. 
IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE OUTDOORS TODAY, AVOID OVERHEATING YOURSELF. 
BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL WITH THE ELDERLY, THE VERY YOUNG AND THE
INFIRM, AS THEY ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT STRESS. ALSO, PLEASE
REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR PETS COOL. MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO A
SHADY AND WELL VENTILATED LOCATION AND COOL WATER TO DRINK. IF AT ALL
POSSIBLE, BRING THEM INDOORS.

$$
MPD