Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Aug 21, 2011, 9:08 AM EDT (13:08 UTC)

Expired

Aug 21, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT

In force

52 min

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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913 
WWUS81 KPHI 211308
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
908 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011

MDZ008-012-211400-
CECIL MD-KENT MD-
908 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CECIL AND KENT COUNTIES...

AT 903 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHWEST
OF ELKTON TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETOWN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR CALVERT...LOMBARD AROUND 915 AM...FAIR
HILL...BLAKE AROUND 930 AM...BARKSDALE AND APPLETON AROUND 945 AM.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE 
STORMS.

EXPECT FREQUENT...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING FROM THESE 
STORMS. DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING 
THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.


LAT...LON 3932 7619 3938 7611 3938 7607 3945 7600
      3946 7602 3951 7599 3953 7600 3954 7607
      3956 7610 3972 7624 3972 7582 3929 7578
      3925 7594 3925 7598 3916 7627

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ROBERTSON

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