[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 8/30/2005 5:00:55 PM

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WWUS81 KPHI 302058
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
458 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005

DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>014-016-020>024-
026-027-PAZ054-055-060>062-311000-
ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-BERKS PA-CAPE MAY NJ-
CARBON PA-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-
DELAWARE BEACHES DE-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-
INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-LEHIGH PA-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONROE PA-
MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-OCEAN NJ-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...BETHLEHEM...DOVER...
NEW BRUNSWICK...PERTH AMBOY...READING AND VINELAND
458 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005

...POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE WEATHER MAINLY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THE REMNANTS OF KATRINA WILL MOVE BY WELL TO THE WEST OF THE REGION 
OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER, TROPICAL MOISTURE EXTENDING WELL TO THE SOUTH 
AND EAST OF KATRINA HAS OVERSPREAD THE REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE SOUTHEAST FROM CANADA WEDNESDAY AND MERGE WITH THE TROPICAL  
MOISTURE IN PLACE. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH 
THE REGION WEDNESDAY EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRECEDE AND 
ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ON WEDNESDAY AND SOME OF THESE COULD BECOME 
SEVERE AND HAVE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO 
POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION, THE SOUTHERLY FLOW OF MOISTURE WILL KEEP GENERATING 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO CONTAIN BRIEF BUT HEAVY 
RAINFALL.

CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN ON THE DRY SIDE SO FAR THIS MONTH. THE RAIN 
THAT IS EXPECTED SHOULD AVERAGE 0.5 TO 1.0 INCHES BUT ISOLATED
AMOUNTS IN HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS COULD APPROACH 4 INCHES. 

THE MAIN CONCERN FOR FLOODING IS IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS 
WELL AS THE SMALLER MORE FLASH FLOOD PRONE STREAMS. MAIN STEM RIVERS
ARE RUNNING PRETTY LOW AND THE AREA RESERVOIRS ARE NOT FULL AND CAN
HOLD BACK UPSTREAM RUNOFF.

AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, DRIER AIR 
WILL RETURN AND THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN WILL 
END. 

STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECAST AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY. IT WILL BE QUITE WARM IF NOT
DOWNRIGHT HOT ON WEDNESDAY. PLEASE DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND MAKE
SURE THE ELDERLY AND VERY YOUNG ARE KEPT AS COOL AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER AND OR FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS
LATER TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. IF YOU SEE THREATENING WEATHER, SEEK
SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY AND NEVER DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR ON
FLOODED ROADWAYS. 

$$
 

$$

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-311000-
BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMDEN...NEWARK...PHILADELPHIA...
TRENTON AND WILMINGTON
458 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005

...POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE WEATHER MAINLY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
...HOT AND HUMID WEDNESDAY WITH THE HEAT INDEX APPROACHING 100...

THE REMNANTS OF KATRINA WILL MOVE BY WELL TO THE WEST OF THE REGION 
OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER, TROPICAL MOISTURE EXTENDING WELL TO THE SOUTH 
AND EAST OF KATRINA HAS OVERSPREAD THE REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE SOUTHEAST FROM CANADA WEDNESDAY AND MERGE WITH THE TROPICAL  
MOISTURE IN PLACE. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH 
THE REGION WEDNESDAY EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRECEDE AND 
ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ON WEDNESDAY AND SOME OF THESE COULD BECOME 
SEVERE AND HAVE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO 
POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION, THE SOUTHERLY FLOW OF MOISTURE WILL KEEP GENERATING 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO CONTAIN BRIEF BUT HEAVY 
RAINFALL.

CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN ON THE DRY SIDE SO FAR THIS MONTH. THE RAIN 
THAT IS EXPECTED SHOULD AVERAGE 0.5 TO 1.0 INCHES BUT ISOLATED
AMOUNTS IN HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS COULD APPROACH 4 INCHES. 

THE MAIN CONCERN FOR FLOODING IS IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS 
WELL AS THE SMALLER MORE FLASH FLOOD PRONE STREAMS. MAIN STEM RIVERS
ARE RUNNING PRETTY LOW AND THE AREA RESERVOIRS ARE NOT FULL AND CAN
HOLD BACK UPSTREAM RUNOFF.

THE HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES APPROACHING 90 ON 
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE THE HEAT INDEX TO APPROACH 100.

AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, DRIER AIR 
WILL RETURN AND THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN WILL 
END. 

STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECAST AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY. IT WILL BE QUITE WARM IF NOT
DOWNRIGHT HOT ON WEDNESDAY. PLEASE DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND MAKE
SURE THE ELDERLY AND VERY YOUNG ARE KEPT AS COOL AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER AND OR FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS
LATER TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. IF YOU SEE THREATENING WEATHER, SEEK
SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY AND NEVER DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR ON
FLOODED ROADWAYS. 


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STAUBER/EBERWINE