[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 11/29/2005 4:33:20 AM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
433 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2005

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-
055-060>062-067>071-292100-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-QUEEN ANNE'S-
TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA
433 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2005

...HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT...

AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER LAKE SUPERIOR IS FORECAST TO 
MOVE NORTHEAST INTO CANADA TODAY. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO PULL A COLD 
FRONT THROUGH OUR REGION LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST,IT IS IN THE PROCESS OF 
GENERATING STRONG WINDS ABOVE THE SURFACE AND IS DRAWING MOISTURE 
NORTH FROM THE GULF COAST STATES ON THOSE WINDS. AS A RESULT, OUR 
REGION COULD RECEIVE A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THOSE WINDS 
ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL MAKE IT DOWN TO THE GROUND IN THE FORM OF 
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH. 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS EVENT 
WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN 
NEW JERSEY. THE TWO MOST VULNERABLE WATERWAYS, THE CHRISTINA RIVER 
IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY DELAWARE AND THE ASSUNPINK CREEK IN MERCER 
COUNTY NEW JERSEY SHOULD BE SOUTH OF WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS 
EXPECTED TO FALL.

THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE AS WELL 
AS SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG MOST OF THE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN 
THE REGION. THE HEAVY RAIN MIGHT ARRIVE IN TIME FOR THE EVENING RUSH 
ESPECIALLY IN PENNSYLVANIA AND MARYLAND.

A FLOOD WATCH IS NOT IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME. BUT IF MORE 
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP THAN ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED, IT MIGHT BECOME 
NECESSARY TO ISSUE ONE LATER TODAY. REGARDLESS PERSONS SHOULD 
EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE TRY TO 
TAKE ROADS THAT ARE LESS PRONE TO POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. PLEASE 
SECURE YOUR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE UPDATES 
LATER TODAY.


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