[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 5/24/2004 11:57:38 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1135 AM EDT MON MAY 24 2004


NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-068-069-242300-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CARBON PA-HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-
MIDDLESEX NJ-MONROE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-
SOMERSET NJ-SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
1135 AM EDT MON MAY 24 2004


...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS. UNSTABLE AIR IS
LIKELY TO COMBINE WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TO GENERATE
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS, A FEW OF WHICH COULD BECOME SEVERE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED THROUGH 400 PM
FROM MIDDLESEX SOMERSET AND HUNTERDON COUNTIES AND NORTHWARD IN NEW
JERSEY, AS WELL AS LEHIGH NORTHAMPTON CARBON AND MONROE COUNTIES IN
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

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 OF 85 TO AROUND 90 DEGREES AND DEWPOINTS OF 
65 TO 70 WILL COMBINE TO RAISE THE HEAT INDEX TO 90 TO 95 THIS 
AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY IN THE URBANIZED AREAS OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY. 
IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON, 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.

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