[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 2/26/2005 5:38:16 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
512 AM EST SAT FEB 26 2005

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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
512 AM EST SAT FEB 26 2005

...ANOTHER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION MONDAY...

A STORM SYSTEM WILL BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN  
UNITED STATES ON SUNDAY AND THEN MOVE TOWARDS OUR REGION ON MONDAY. 
THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM STILL IS UNCERTAIN, YET IT IS BECOMING 
MORE LIKELY THAT A PERIOD OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR OVER 
MUCH OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA, EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY 
ON MONDAY. 

OUR CURRENT FORECAST CALLS FOR THE PRECIPITATION TO BEGIN AS SNOW OR 
MIXED PRECIPITATION OVER THE REGION DURING MONDAY MORNING. THE 
PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO ALL RAIN RATHER QUICKLY ALONG THE 
INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR AND AREAS TO THE SOUTH WITH LITTLE IF ANY 
SNOW ACCUMULATION. AS YOU HEAD NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE POCONOS AND 
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, SNOWS MAY CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY WITH 
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. IT SHOULD BE STRESSED THAT THE 
EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM WILL DETERMINE WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOWS 
WILL OCCUR, AND OUR FORECASTS MAY CHANGE LATER TODAY OR SUNDAY. YOU 
ARE URGED TO PAY ATTENTION TO FUTURE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM 
YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 

THE SNOWS FROM OUR MOST RECENT STORM HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO MELT INTO 
AREA STREAMS AND THIS SNOW MELT WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THIS 
WEEKEND. SINCE THE GROUND IS EITHER SATURATED OR FROZEN, ANY RAIN 
THAT FALLS ON MONDAY WILL EASILY RUN OFF, THEREBY CAUSING SHARP 
RISES ON THE LOCAL STREAM LEVELS. IF YOU LIVE NEAR STREAMS OR POOR 
DRAINAGE AREAS YOU SHOULD MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AS FLOODING 
COULD DEVELOP WITH THIS SYSTEM. 

IN ADDITION, STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITH THE STORM AND 
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WINDS WILL PROMOTE SOME TIDAL FLOODING 
DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ON MONDAY. IF YOUR AREA IS AFFECTED BY 
TIDAL FLOODING, PAY ATTENTION TO ANY DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING THIS 
STORM SYSTEM. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR
FURTHER UPDATES. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. 

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