[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 11/29/2005 3:36:58 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
336 PM EST TUE NOV 29 2005

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-
055-060>062-067>071-301100-
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
336 PM EST TUE NOV 29 2005

...HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
ESPECIALLY TONIGHT...

INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER LAKE SUPERIOR EXTENDING NORTHWARD INTO 
SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA WILL BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH OUR REGION FROM 
WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST, STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS 
WERE DRAWING MOISTURE NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF COAST STATES THIS 
AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT, OUR REGION IS LIKELY TO RECEIVE A PERIOD OF 
HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN THIS EVENING AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. IT IS ALSO 
POSSIBLE THAT WINDS WILL GUST AT TIMES TO 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A DEAD OR DISEASED TREE LIMB COULD FALL, AND 
CAUSE A LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGE.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS 
EVENT, WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND 
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. TWO SMALL BUT VULNERABLE WATERCOURSES, 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.

ANY 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. AT LATE AFTERNOON, THE HEAVIEST AND MOST SUSTAINED 
RAIN WAS OCCURRING OVER CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA SOUTHWARD TO WESTERN 
AND CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA. THIS AREA WAS EDGING 
EASTWARD, AND RAIN ALONG THE CENTRAL MID ATLANTIC REGION WILL MOVE 
NORTHWARD THIS EVENING AS WELL.

PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THIS EVENING AND ESPECIALLY 
OVERNIGHT. TRY TO TAKE ROADS THAT ARE LESS PRONE TO POOR DRAINAGE 
FLOODING...AND NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. PLEASE SECURE OR 
BRING INSIDE ANY HOLIDAY DECORATIONS OR OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE 
EASILY BLOWN AROUND OR AWAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL 
COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON 
WEATHER THAT COULD CHANGE OR WORSEN QUICKLY.

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