Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Aug 11, 2012, 3:20 PM EDT (19:20 UTC)

Expired

Aug 11, 2012, 4:45 PM EDT

In force

85 min

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

County Sussex County, DE

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WWUS81 KPHI 111920
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
320 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2012

DEZ004-112045-
DELAWARE BEACHES DE-
320 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST SUSSEX COUNTY BY 430 
PM...

AT 316 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 44 MILES SOUTH OF
GEORGETOWN TO 50 MILES SOUTH OF GEORGETOWN TO 55 MILES SOUTH OF 
GEORGETOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. IF THESE THUNDERSTORMS HOLD 
TOGETHER AS EXPECTED...THEY WILL BE NEAR FENWICK ISLAND AROUND 430 
PM...SOUTH BETHANY AND BETHANY BEACH AROUND 445 PM.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

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.

LAT...LON 3848 7511 3849 7511 3854 7511 3857 7505
      3853 7505 3852 7504 3845 7504 3844 7505
      3844 7510

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FORECASTER: DRAG

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