Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON DE
913 PM EDT TUE APR 9 1991

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 114 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR DELAWARE
UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING...

AT 9PM EDT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A LARGE
AREA FROM NORTH DELAWARE TO NORTH CAROLINA. THIS WATCH WILL BE IN
EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF DELAWARE FROM THE CURRENT TIME UNTIL
2AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE IN AND
NEAR THE WATCH AREA FOR THE FORMATION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. LARGE
HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN WESTERN VIRGINIA AND
IS MOVING EASTERLY AT ABOUT 50 MPH...AT THIS SPEED IT COULD BEGIN TO
AFFECT PORTIONS OF DELAWARE BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. AS SOME OF THESE STORMPASSED OVER WEST VIRGINIA AND OHIO DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH
AND LARGE HAIL WAS REPORTED.

PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THREATING CONDITIONS AND
LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY AROUND 11 PM EDT THIS TUESDAY
EVENINWG.
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PAZ012-NJZ002-004-006-100400-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHILADELPHIA PA
1030 PM EST TUE APR 9 1991

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE PHILADELPHIA AREA UNTIL 400 AM...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
UNTIL 400 AM FOR SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE WESTERN HALF OF
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...INCLUDING THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA.

SPECIFICALLY...THE WATCH INCLUDES BUCKS...MONTGOMERY...PHILADELPHIA...
CHESTER...AND DELAWARE COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA...AND MERCER...CAMDEN...
GLOUCESTER...SALEM...CUMBERLAND...AND WESTERN BURLINGTON COUNTIES IN
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS HEADED EAST OUT OF THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT. A
LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED OUT AHEAD OF THE
FRONT. THERE WERE MANY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING AS
THUNDERSTORMS MOVED THROUGH WESTERN NEW YORK STATE...WESTERN AND CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA...OHIO...WEST VIRGINIA...AND POINTS FURTHER SOUTH.

AT 1025 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE APPROACHING THE HARRISBURG AREA...AND
MOVING TO THE EAST AT 50 TO 60 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE HAD A
HISTORY OF STRONG WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS. AT THEIR
PRESENT PACE...THEY WOULD MOVE INTO SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AFTER 1130
PM THIS EVENING...AND INTO PHILADELPHIA BY MIDNIGHT.

REMEMBER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE WESTERN HALF OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. REPORT ANY SEVERE
WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL POLICE OR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND HAVE
THEM RELAY YOUR MESSAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

KRAUS

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON DE
1045 PM EDT TUE APR 9 1991

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 114 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
DELAWARE UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE IN AND
NEAR THE WATCH AREA FOR THE FORMATION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. LARGE
HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

CURRENT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS LOCATED FROM CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TO
SOUTHWEST OF WASHINGTON D.C. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EASTERLY AT 50 TO
60 MPH AND WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF DELAWARE BY NEAR
1130 PM EDT THIS TUESDAY EVENING...THEN MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.

PERSON IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD STAY ALERT OF THREATING WEATERH AND
LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNING FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

AS THSES STORMS PASED THROUGH PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST
MARYLAND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WERE REPORTED AND LARGE HAIL ALSO
OCCURED ALONG WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

BOATERS ON THE DELAWARE BAY AND ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST OF DELAWARE
SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSE8D.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY ABOUT 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
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PAZ011-016-100500-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALLENTOWN PA
1100 PM EDT TUE APR 9 1991

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
     UNTIL 400 AM EDT..

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH FOR EASTCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND THE POCONOS THIS TUESDAY
EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL 400 AM EDT. THE WATCH INCLUDES
BERKS...CARBON...LEHIGH...MONROE...NORTHAMPTON...PIKE AND SCHUYLKILL
COUNTIES.

AT 1100 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WHICH EXTENDS FROM WILLIAMSPORT SOUTH TO
WEST OF LANCASTER. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND ONE-HALF INCH TO ONE INCH HAIL. NUMEROUS TREES
WERE DOWNED AND THERE WERE POWER OUTAGES. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
MOVING TO THE EAST AT AROUND 50 TO 55 MPH AND WILL REACH THE LEHIGH
VALLEY WITHIN TWO HOURS. THERE ARE HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY WHICH WILL ENTER SCHUYLKILL AND BERKS COUNTIES
WITHIN THE HOUR.

A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING WEST FROM THE OHIO VALLEY IS
PRODUCING THE CONVECTIVE WEATHER. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER PENNSYLVANIA.

REMEMBER THAT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS
ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. IF THREATENING
WEATHER IS SIGHTED...GET TO A SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY AS THESE
STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS...LIGHTNING AND
GUSTY WINDS.

FUNK

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON DE
1134 PM EDT TUE APR 9 1991

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 114 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
DELAWARE UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE IN AND
NEAR THE WATCH AREA FOR THE FORMATION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. LARGE
HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

CURRENT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS LOCATED FROM SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA TO
ALONG THE NORTH END OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TO SOUTH OF BALTIMORE MARYLAND.
MOVEMENT IS EASTERLY AT ABOUT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS SHOULD MOVE INTO
PORTIONS OF DELAWARE SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS
THE STATE. THE FORWARD SPEED AND INTENSITY OF THE STORMS HAVE DECREASED
DURING THE PAST HOUR.
HOWEVER THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS
DAMAGING HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING CONTINUES.

BOATERS ON THE DELAWARE BAY AND ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST OF DELAWARE
SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AS WARRENTED BY CONDITIONS.
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