[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 8/31/2005 4:07:20 AM

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WWUS81 KPHI 310806
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
406 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2005

DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>014-016-020>024-
026-027-PAZ054-055-060>062-311400-
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
406 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2005

...THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN EXISTS 
TODAY, ESPECIALLY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE REMNANTS OF KATRINA WERE MOVING WELL TO THE WEST OF THE REGION 
EARLY THIS MORNING, AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES 
AND WESTERN NEW YORK TODAY BEFORE MOVING INTO EASTERN CANADA EARLY 
TONIGHT. TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH KATRINA WAS OVER THE 
AREA, AND A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA THIS 
AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING 
NORTH THROUGH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BEFORE SUNRISE, AND COULD SPAWN 
WIND DAMAGE OR EVEN A TORNADO, WHICH PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A 
TORNADO WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND THE LEHIGH VALLEY AREA OF 
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH 900 AM. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL 
INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE FOR MUCH OF OUR AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON, 
AND PRECEDE AND ACCOMPANY THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME 
OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AND HAVE TORRENTIAL 
DOWNPOURS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN ON THE DRY SIDE SO FAR THIS MONTH. THE RAIN 
THAT IS EXPECTED SHOULD AVERAGE ONE HALF TO ONE INCH, BUT ISOLATED 
AMOUNTS IN HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS COULD APPROACH 4 INCHES. AREAS OVER 
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY MAY HAVE A BETTER 
CHANCE OF RECEIVING MORE GENERALIZED HEAVY RAIN TODAY. 

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

AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TONIGHT, 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 VERY WARM AND HUMID 
TODAY. 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 WARNINGS LATER TODAY. IF YOU SEE 
THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH, SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF 
WATER IS RISING AT YOUR LOCATION, MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 
NEVER DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR ONTO FLOODED ROADS. 

$$

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-311400-
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
406 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2005

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

THE REMNANTS OF KATRINA WERE MOVING WELL TO THE WEST OF THE REGION 
EARLY THIS MORNING, AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES 
AND WESTERN NEW YORK TODAY BEFORE MOVING INTO EASTERN CANADA EARLY 
TONIGHT. TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH KATRINA WAS OVER THE 
AREA, AND A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA THIS 
AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE 
IN AREAL COVERAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON, AND PRECEDE AND ACCOMPANY THE 
FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE 
AND HAVE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN ON THE DRY SIDE SO FAR THIS MONTH. THE RAIN 
THAT IS EXPECTED SHOULD AVERAGE ONE HALF TO ONE INCH, BUT ISOLATED 
AMOUNTS IN HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS COULD APPROACH 3 INCHES. 

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

THE HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S 
AND APPROACHING 90 OVER THE URBANIZED AREAS IN AND AROUND 
PHILADELPHIA TODAY, CAUSING THE HEAT INDEX TO BRIEFLY NEAR 100.

AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TONIGHT, 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 VERY WARM AND HUMID 
TODAY. 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 WARNINGS LATER TODAY. IF YOU SEE 
THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH, SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. IF 
WATER IS RISING AT YOUR LOCATION, MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 
NEVER DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR ONTO FLOODED ROADS. 

$$

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