[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 4/22/2006 9:57:33 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
957 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2006

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ013-014-016>027-PAZ054-055-
060>062-067>071-231015-
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNE'S-TALBOT-CAROLINE-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-
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...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...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
957 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2006

...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...

LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION INTO MONDAY.  
AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH OUR AREA ON SUNDAY. 
WHILE THIS COMPLEX SCENARIO UNFOLDS, A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW 
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ON THE FRONT AND ENHANCE RAINFALL OVERNIGHT
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC REGION.

RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
ONE TO THREE INCHES. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE
ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS.

BEING THAT IT HAS BEEN DRY FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, THE LARGER 
RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING LOW AND WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE MUCH 
OF THE RUNOFF, ALTHOUGH WITHIN BANK RISES WILL OCCUR. 

AS FOR THE SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS, SIGNIFICANT RISES CAN BE 
EXPECTED. FLOODING CAN NOT BE RULED OUT ON THE MOST FLOOD PRONE 
WATERWAYS.

IN URBAN AREAS WHERE SURFACE RUNOFF IS ALWAYS ENHANCED, MINOR 
FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH POOR DRAINAGE IS ALSO LIKELY. 

THE HEAVY RAIN IS ANTICIPATED TO END EARLY ON SUNDAY. HOWEVER,
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH THE DAY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION. 
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS 
FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT STATEMENTS. 

REMEMBER, IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOODED ROADWAYS, THE BEST THING TO DO IS 
TO TURN AROUND. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

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