[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 11/29/2005 10:17:53 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1018 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
1018 PM EST TUE NOV 29 2005

...HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...

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. THE FRONT HAS 
ALREADY ENTERED EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AS OF LATE TUESDAY EVENING.

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 WILL RECEIVE A PERIOD OF HEAVY 
RAIN OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION WINDS WILL GUST AT TIMES TO 30 TO 40 
MILES AN HOUR. THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN AND WIND HAS 
ALREADY CAUSED SOME POLES AND WEAK TREES TO COME DOWN IN THE LEHIGH 
VALLEY AND BURLINGTON COUNTY. MORE OF THE SAME IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT 
ALONG WITH LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES.

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. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE MOVING THROUGH OUR AREA 
BETWEEN 10 PM TUESDAY EVENING AND 3 AM FRIDAY MORNING. 

PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING OVERNIGHT. TRY TO TAKE ROADS THAT 
ARE LESS PRONE TO POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...AND NEVER DRIVE THROUGH 
FLOODED AREAS. BE CAUTIOUS FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS ON BRIDGES AND 
OVERPASSES. 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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GIGI


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