[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 5/31/2010 6:01:22 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
601 PM EDT MON MAY 31 2010

NJZ012>015-312245-
EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
601 PM EDT MON MAY 31 2010

...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT 
MERCER...MIDDLESEX AND MONMOUTH COUNTIES...

AT 556 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 
50 MPH AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS 
THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST AT 30 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. 
DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS, MOVE 
INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES 
NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE 
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

THESE STORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING HAIL TO HALF INCH IN 
DIAMETER. ALSO, VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS, AND 
WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

LAT...LON 4012 7402 4017 7425 4015 7455 4050 7432
      4050 7426 4047 7427 4045 7422 4046 7412
      4041 7399 4044 7402 4047 7401 4047 7399
      4046 7398 4041 7396 4032 7396

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FORECASTER: GORSE