[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 9/15/2005 9:48:33 PM

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WWUS81 KPHI 160148
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
948 PM EDT THU SEP 15 2005

NJZ007-PAZ054-055-061-062-160400-
WARREN-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...
ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
948 PM EDT THU SEP 15 2005

...SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS OVER 
THE SOUTHERN POCONOS COULD DRIFT SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE LEHIGH VALLEY 
AND PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY THROUGH MIDNIGHT...

AT 945 PM, AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS OVER CARBON AND 
MONROE COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHERN POCONOS WAS SINKING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD 
AS IT WAS WEAKENING. IF THE AREA HOLDS TOGETHER AND CONTINUES 
DRIFTING SOUTH, LOCATIONS IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY NORTHEASTWARD INTO 
WARREN COUNTY NEW JERSEY MAY RECEIVE SCATTERED HEAVY RAIN THROUGH 
MIDNIGHT OR SO. MOST OF THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS 
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY AROUND MIDNIGHT.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR ESTIMATED THAT RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 
2 INCHES PER HOUR HAD OCCURRED EARLIER THIS EVENING WITH SOME OF 
THESE STORMS, WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES IN PORTIONS 
OF THE SOUTHERN POCONOS, MAINLY OVER NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY. 
RAIN RATES AND AMOUNTS SHOULD DECREASE, BUT WILL STILL BE HEAVY IN 
ISOLATED AREAS FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO AS THIS AREA DRIFTS SOUTH.

AREA RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD WATCH FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING OF 
ROADS, HIGHWAYS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. NEVER 
DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS, AND DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS, OR YOUR LOCAL 
COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS, FOR THE LATEST WEATHER 
INFORMATION.

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