[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 07/19/2005 05:13:36

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
510 AM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-
060>062-067>071-192300-
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
510 AM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005

...SOME LOCALIZED HEAVY DOWNPOURS POSSIBLE TODAY...
...HEAT INDICES WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 100 AWAY FROM THE COAST AND THE 
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...

A WEAK COLD FRONT ADVANCING FROM THE WEST WILL MOVE INTO OUR HOT AND 
HUMID AIR MASS TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE LIFT FROM THE FRONT WILL NOT BE 
TERRIBLY STRONG, IT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO TRIGGER AT LEAST SCATTERED 
THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN ADVANCE OF 
ITSELF. BECAUSE OUR AIR IS SO MOIST, ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO 
DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. LOCALIZED 
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS, FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS, AND 
EVEN LOCALIZED FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE POSSIBLE. 
IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA PRONE TO FLOODING, YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO 
TAKE ACTION IN THE EVENT THAT FLOODING OCCURS. 

IN ADDITION TO VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS, ANY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY LIKELY 
WILL GENERATE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND COULD GENERATE 
LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. PEOPLE AROUND THE REGION TODAY SHOULD KEEP 
ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

HEAT ALSO WILL BE A CONCERN AROUND THE REGION TODAY, ESPECIALLY AWAY 
FROM THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE COAST. THERE IS A HEAT WARNING IN 
EFFECT FOR THE HIGHLY URBANIZED PORTIONS OF THE DELAWARE RIVER 
VALLEY WHERE HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH OR EVEN EXCEED 100, 
AND MUCH OF THE REST OF THE REGION ALSO MAY SEE HEAT INDICES REACH 
100. 

DURING PERIODS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY, SPEND AS LITTLE TIME 
AS POSSIBLE OUT OF DOORS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HEAT OF THE 
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT MAY 
RESULT IN HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE. 

BE SURE TO CHECK ON THE ELDERLY, THE INFIRM, AND THE VERY YOUNG. THEY
ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS. IF YOU ARE
TRANSPORTING ANYONE IN AN AUTOMOBILE TODAY, DO NOT LEAVE THEM
UNATTENDED IN THE VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. TO DO SO COULD
RESULT IN FATAL CONSEQUENCES. 

FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER PETS THAT YOU KEEP OUTSIDE. THE MOST HUMANE 
THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INDOORS. AT A MINIMUM, PROVIDE THEM 
WITH PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND ACCESS TO A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED 
AREA.

SOME MODEST RELIEF IS IN SIGHT THANKS TO THE ADVANCING FRONT. 
ALTHOUGH IT WILL HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON OUR TEMPERATURES, IT SHOULD 
CAUSE DEWPOINTS, AND THEREFORE HEAT INDICES, TO DROP SOME ON 
WEDNESDAY.

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MPD

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