[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 9/8/2004 5:30:31 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
532 AM EDT WED SEP 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN...ATLANTIC CITY...BETHLEHEM...
CAMDEN...DOVER...NEW BRUNSWICK...NEWARK...PERTH AMBOY...
PHILADELPHIA...READING...TRENTON...VINELAND AND WILMINGTON
532 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2004

...HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY...

THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE FRANCES WILL MOVE NORTHWARD TO THE WEST OF 
THE APPALACHIANS THROUGH THURSDAY. WHILE THE SURFACE LOW 
CENTER...AND HEAVIEST RAIN...ARE EXPECTED TO PASS TO THE WEST...WE 
MIGHT RECEIVE SOME HEAVY RAINFALL WITH SOME OF THE RAINBANDS TO THE 
NORTH AND EAST OF THE SYSTEM. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN EXISTS
FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. 

AT THE PRESENT TIME IT APPEARS AS THOUGH MUCH OF NORTHWESTERN AND 
CENTRAL NEW JERSEY, EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, NORTHERN DELAWARE AND 
NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND COULD RECEIVE ANYWHERE FROM ONE TO THREE 
INCHES OF RAIN FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER 
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS WILL BE IN 
NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY, THE POCONOS AND LEHIGH VALLEY WHERE THE 
COMBINATION OF AN UPSLOPE FLOW AND CLOSER LOCATION TO THE CENTER OF 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES SHOULD ENHANCE THE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. 
MEANWHILE, ONE HALF TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL IN SOUTHERN NEW 
JERSEY AND IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN DELAWARE.

IF YOU LIVE IN A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING, PAY SPECIAL 
ATTENTION TO WEATHER FORECASTS. EVEN WITHOUT STREAM FLOODING, THERE 
WILL BE SOME URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREA 
FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER RAIN. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN AND ADDITIONAL 
STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.

ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY 
FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...ALL OF DELAWARE AND EASTERN 
MARYLAND.  AS THE REMNANTS OF FRANCES APPROACH THE AREA....THE 
ATMOSPHERE WILL DESTABILIZE WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND ANY SUNSHINE.  
ANY CONVECTIVE RAINBANDS FROM FRANCES MOVING INTO THE UNSTABLE AIR 
COULD DEVELOP SOME THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THIS REGION. 

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

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