[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 8/29/2006 2:56:29 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
256 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006

PAZ067>071-292030-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...
DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA
256 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006

...HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION...

AT 2:53 PM, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM BERKS COUNTY
THROUGH LANCASTER COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA. THIS ACTIVITY IS MOVING
EAST AROUND 15 MPH AND WILL AFFECT THE REGION INTO THIS EVENING.
SOME STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE.

EXPECT TORRENTIAL RAINFALL, WHICH CAN PRODUCE FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS, STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. THE THUNDERSTORM OVER BERKS
COUNTY HAS BEEN PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR. WHEN
THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA, BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION WHEN
A WARNING IS ISSUED.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR UPDATES
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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GORSE

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