[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 7/12/2006 4:31:27 AM

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WWUS81 KPHI 120830
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
430 AM EDT WED JUL 12 2006

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-
055-060>062-067>071-122100-
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
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
430 AM EDT WED JUL 12 2006

...HEAT, HUMIDITY AND SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG TO POSSIBLY 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS PLACED OUR AREA
UNDER A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY 
WILL MOVE JUST NORTH OF OUR AREA TODAY AND INTO NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT, 
BRINGING A FRONT INTO OUR AREA. THIS FRONT, COMBINED WITH THE 
EXTREMELY HUMID AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE, WILL LEAD TO 
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS TIME, THE
GREATEST COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE FROM THE PHILADELPHIA AREA NORTHWARD
THROUGH THE LEHIGH VALLEY TO THE POCONOS AND NORTHWESTERN NEW
JERSEY.

SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.
IN ADDITION, SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE TORRENTIAL RAINS
LEADING TO LOCALIZED FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, ROADS,
AND LOW-LYING AREAS. ANY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE
DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING TODAY AND TONIGHT. MOVE
INDOORS FOR THE BEST SAFETY WHEN DEALING WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND
LIGHTNING.

THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND UNUSUALLY HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE
AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES TO CLIMB INTO THE 90S AWAY FROM THE COAST
AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HEAT INDICES IN URBANIZED SECTIONS OF THE
LOWER DELAWARE VALLEY WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S, AND
POSSIBLY NEAR 100 FOR A BRIEF TIME.

PEOPLE SHOULD CHECK ON THE ELDERLY, THE INFIRM, AND THE VERY
YOUNG, AS THEY ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE HEAT. USE COMMON SENSE
TO DEAL WITH THE HEAT. WEAR LOOSE FITTING AND LIGHT COLORED
CLOTHING, DRINK PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, STAY OUT OF THE
SUN AND AVOID STRENUOUS ACTIVITY DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE
DAY.

MAKE SURE PETS AND ANIMALS HAVE A WELL-VENTILATED AND SHADY PLACE TO 
REST, AND INSURE THAT THEY HAVE PLENTY OF COOL WATER. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS 
FOR UPDATES ON DEVELOPING WEATHER TODAY AND TONIGHT. 

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