Special Marine Warning 51, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
255 PM EDT FRI MAY 31 2002

DISC: WW ISSUED FOR NRN COUNTIES UNTIL 8 PM. ZONES WILL BE MOVING
SHORTLY. ACTIVITY SHOULD BE DEVELOPING FARTHER SOUTH TO END OF
CFA LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON SO UPDATES MAY BE COMING OVER THE NEXT
HOUR OR TWO. OTHERWISE...CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL BE OFF THE COAST
LATE THIS EVENING AND SKIES BEGIN TO CLEAR.

FRONT PUSHES S THRU AREA BUT HANDS UP JUST TO S OF US LATE SAT.
MEANWHILE SECONDARY FRONT APPROACHES LATE SAT WITH JUST SOME LIGHT
SHOWERS/SPRINKLES IN NRN HALF OF CFA. WINDS INITIALLY GUST FROM NW
LATE THIS EVENING THEN SETTLE DOWN OVERNIGHT.

OTHERWISE...SEE YA

FCSTID = 16
MPO   57  81  57  76 /  60  10  20  20
ABE   57  81  57  76 /  40  10  20  20
RDG   57  81  57  76 /  40  10  20  20
PHL   63  85  64  81 /  40  10  20  20
12N   57  81  57  76 /  60  10  20  20
SMQ   62  84  62  79 /  40  10  20  20
TTN   62  84  62  79 /  40  10  20  20
MIV   64  85  64  79 /  40  10  10  20
ACY   64  78  63  70 /  40  10  10  20
ILG   63  86  63  81 /  40  10  20  20
DOV   64  85  64  79 /  40  10  10  20
GED   64  85  64  79 /  40  10  10  20
ESN   64  85  64  79 /  40  10  10  20

.PHI...
DE...NONE.
MD...NONE.
NJ...NONE...SVR TSTM WATCH SUSSEX AND WARREN COUNTIES TIL 8 PM
PA...NONE...SVR TSTM WATCH CARBON MONROE AND NORTHAMPTON UNTIL 8 PM

EBERWINE

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
250 PM EDT FRI MAY 31 2002

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
VALID UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA AND EXTREME
NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. WITHIN OUR FORECAST AREA...THE WATCH INCLUDES
CARBON...MONROE...AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA...AND
SUSSEX AND WARREN COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY.

A COLD FRONT FROM THE WEST WAS MOVING ACROSS NEW YORK STATE AND
PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO THE VERY WARM AND HUMID
AIRMASS OVER OUR REGION. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED IN
NEW YORK STATE AND OVER NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA AND WERE MOVING EAST.
THE BIGGEST THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS DAMAGING WINDS.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH CONTAIN DAMAGING WIND IN
EXCESS OF 55 MPH...AND HAIL 3/4 INCH OR GREATER IN DIAMETER...IN AND
CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN MAY
ALSO ACCOMPANY ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

IF YOU WILL BE OUTSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...KEEP AN EYE TO
THE SKY AND AN EAR TO THE WEATHER RADIO. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS
AND STATEMENTS...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

KRAUS

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
545 PM EDT FRI MAY 31 2002

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
VALID UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...THE ENTIRE
STATES OF NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE...AND MUCH OF MARYLAND.  PORTIONS
OF EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY WHICH HAD BEEN
UNDER ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH VALID UNTIL 8 PM ARE NOW
INCLUDED IN THIS WATCH.

A COLD FRONT STRETCHED ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL
MOVE EAST INTO THE VERY WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS OVER OUR REGION.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...AND REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN
RECEIVED.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH CONTAIN DAMAGING WIND IN
EXCESS OF 55 MPH...AND HAIL 3/4 INCH OR GREATER IN DIAMETER...IN AND
CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN MAY
ALSO ACCOMPANY ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

IF YOU WILL BE OUTSIDE THIS EVENING...KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND AN
EAR TO THE WEATHER RADIO. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

EBERWINE/KRAUS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
606 PM EDT FRI MAY 31 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0525 PM    AMBLER                    PA   1.00 IN HAIL
05/31/02   MONTGOMERY

0531 PM    WARMINSTER                PA   0.75 IN HAIL
05/31/02   BUCKS

0535 PM    WILLOW GROVE              PA   0.75 IN HAIL
05/31/02   MONTGOMERY

0543 PM    SOUTHAMPTON               PA   0.75 IN HAIL
05/31/02   BUCKS

0540 PM    WARRINGTON                PA   WIND DAMAGE
05/31/02   BUCKS                          WIRES DOWN

0550 PM    UPPER MORELAND            PA   1.00 IN HAIL
05/31/02   MONTGOMERY