Special Marine Warning 38, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
359 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2003

WILL CARRY SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGH THE EVNG HOURS. HAVE
ALREADY HAD VRY HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL REPORTED FROM OUR NRN
ZONES. DONT EXPECT PCPN TO BE WIDESPRD...BUT COULD HAVE
A FEW ADDITIONAL STRONG STORMS BEFORE IT QUIETS DOWN BY
MIDNIGHT. THEN EXPECT A RELATIVELY QUIET PERIOD UNTIL
THU AFTN. SFC WAVE MVS UP STAT BOUNDARY LATE THU NIGHT
THRU FRI SO WILL UP POPS TO LIKELY. UPR TROF MOVES SLOWLY
E AND NE THRU THE WEEKEND. EXPECT SCT SHWRS/TSTMS TO CONT
FRI NGT AND SAT. PCPN SHOULD BECOME MORE DIURNAL SUN THRU TUE.
BY TUE POPS SHOULD BE DOWN TO SLGT CHC. WILL GO WITH A DRY
FCST FOR WED.

MARINE CONDS QUIET FOR NOW.

.PHI...
DE...NONE.
MD...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
PA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

RPW

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
844 AM EDT WED AUG 6 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...THE NORTHERN MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...AND
NEW JERSEY EXCLUDING THE FIVE NORTHEAST COUNTIES.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR HAS MOVED INTO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC
REGION.  THUS...THE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR OUR AREA HAS
DIMINISHED. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY STILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY
AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE NEW JERSEY
AND DELAWARE COASTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

RPW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
327 PM EDT WED AUG 06 2003

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

0251 PM    MORRISTOWN                NJ   0.75 IN HAIL
08/06/03   MORRIS

0254 PM    MORRISTOWN                NJ   WIND DAMAGE
08/06/03   MORRIS                         LIMBS BLOWN DOWN.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
404 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE POCONOS...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO FOLLOW A NARROW
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL SECTIONS OF CARBON AND MONROE
COUNTIES. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND AFFECT PARTS OF
BOTH COUNTIES THROUGH 6 PM. HEAVY RAIN...OF AROUND ONE INCH PER
HOUR...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL
ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CARBON COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AS OF 415 PM. THE WORST OF THE FLOODING OCCURRED JUST ACROSS
THE BORDER IN LUZERNE COUNTY. OTHER WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED IF THE
THUNDERSTORMS INTENSIFY AS THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED FROM ALL THE
RECENT HEAVY RAIN.

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS OR AROUND BARRICADES.

TFG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
425 PM EDT WED AUG 06 2003

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

0251 PM    MORRISTOWN                NJ   0.75 IN HAIL
08/06/03   MORRIS

0254 PM    MORRISTOWN                NJ   WIND DAMAGE
08/06/03   MORRIS                         LIMBS BLOWN DOWN.

0415 PM    ALBRIGHTSVILLE            PA   WIND DAMAGE
08/06/03   CARBON                         TWO TREES DOWN