[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 10/4/2006 6:03:53 PM

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WWUS81 KPHI 042203
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
603 PM EDT WED OCT 4 2006

PAZ054-060-061-067-050015-
CARBON-BERKS-LEHIGH-CHESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...READING...ALLENTOWN...
WEST CHESTER
603 PM EDT WED OCT 4 2006

...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ACCOMPANYING LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAS REACHED THE WESTERN BORDER OF
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. THESE
STORMS ARE 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF PINE GROVE, NEAR THE EXTREME
WESTERN PART OF BERKS COUNTY, AND 31 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE
READING AIRPORT. THE LIGHTNING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LINE IS VERY
INTENSE AND LIKELY TO CAUSE SOME TEMPORARY OUTAGES WHEN IT PASSES
THROUGH. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS OR
HAIL AT THIS TIME, BUT THE POSSIBILITY IS THERE FOR WIND, HAIL,
BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINS, AND DEFINITELY THE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
PLEASE TAKE COVER INDOORS IF FOR NOTHING ELSE THE LIGHTNING
THREAT. THERE HAVE BEEN 2,000 LIGHTNING STRIKES WITHIN THE PAST
HOUR.

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