[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 10/26/2007 8:17:30 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
816 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ007-009-016-017-021-PAZ054-055-
060>062-067>071-270200-
BERKS-BUCKS-CARBON-CAROLINE-CECIL-CHESTER-CUMBERLAND-DELAWARE-
DELAWARE BEACHES-GLOUCESTER-HUNTERDON-INLAND SUSSEX-KENT-LEHIGH-
MONROE-MONTGOMERY-NEW CASTLE-NORTHAMPTON-PHILADELPHIA-QUEEN ANNE'S-
SALEM-TALBOT-WARREN-
816 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007

...AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT THE NORTHEAST MARYLAND SHORE... 
DELAWARE...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AND MAINLY WESTERN NEW JERSEY
THIS EVENING...

LOW PRESSURE IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WAS SENDING A WARM FRONT 
EASTWARD TO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS EVENING. THE ONSHORE FLOW 
AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE WAS FEEDING COPIOUS MOISTURE INTO THE NORTHERN 
MID ATLANTIC AREA THIS EVENING...AND AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WERE 
OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT.

AT 815 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AREAS OF 
HEAVY RAIN LOCATED OVER THE NORTHEAST MARYLAND SHORE, ESPECIALLY 
TALBOT, CAROLINE, QUEEN ANNE'S, AND KENT COUNTIES. OTHER HEAVY RAIN 
AREAS WERE OVER DELAWARE BAY, WEST AND NORTHWEST OF PHILADELPHIA, 
AND IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTHERN POCONOS. RAIN 
COVERAGE WAS MORE SCATTERED OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, 
AND ONLY ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WAS OCCURRING OVER 
SOUTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY. THE RAIN WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 30 TO 
35 MILES AN HOUR.

MOTORISTS SHOULD WATCH FOR AREAS OF HIGHWAY AND ROAD FLOODING 
TONIGHT...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. SLOW DOWN 
AND LEAVE EXTRA STOPPING DISTANCE.

AS THE WARM FRONT LIFTS TO THE NORTH EARLY TONIGHT, MORE HEAVY RAIN 
IS EXPECTED TOWARD AND AROUND MIDNIGHT, ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS ALONG 
AND WEST OF A LINE FROM COASTAL DELAWARE TO PHILADELPHIA TO SUSSEX 
COUNTY NEW JERSEY. THE LOW WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN 
GREAT LAKES LATER TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY SATURDAY, SENDING THE 
DEVELOPING COLD FRONT SLOWLY THROUGH OUR AREA DURING SATURDAY, WITH 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS RESULTING SATURDAY. RAIN AMOUNTS 
BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES, WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES, ARE 
POSSIBLE AS THIS SLOW-MOVING SYSTEM AFFECTS OUR AREA TONIGHT INTO 
SATURDAY.

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