Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Aug 21, 2016, 2:38 PM EDT (18:38 UTC)

Expired

Aug 21, 2016, 3:00 PM EDT

In force

22 min

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

County Cecil County, MD

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
238 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016
 
MDZ008-012-PAZ101-102-211900-
CECIL-KENT-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-
238 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2016

...A LINE OF SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL
KENT...CECIL AND SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER COUNTIES...

AT 237 PM EDT...A LINE OF SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR ROCK SPRINGS TO NEAR HAVRE DE GRACE TO NEAR
BOWLEYS QUARTERS...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...  RISING
SUN...RICHARDSMERE...WOODLAWN...WEST NOTTINGHAM...CONOWINGO
AND   OCTORARO AROUND 240 PM EDT.   GLEN ROY AND FARMINGTON AROUND
245 PM EDT. 
  CALVERT...OXFORD...CHARLESTOWN...LOMBARD...BAY VIEW AND ZION AROUND 
  250 PM EDT. 
  NORTH EAST...BLAKE...PLEASANT HILL AND HOLLYWOOD BEACH AROUND 255 PM 
  EDT. 
  ELKTON...BETTERTON...KEMBLESVILLE...FAIR HILL...APPLETON...ANDORA...GLEN 
  WESTOVER...BRANTWOOD...CHERRY HILL AND BARKSDALE AROUND 300 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE PORT DEPOSIT...
CHESAPEAKE CITY AND PERRYVILLE.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH A COUPLE OF
THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A
THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3934 7614 3937 7611 3937 7606 3942 7600
      3946 7601 3952 7598 3955 7603 3955 7608
      3966 7617 3972 7615 3973 7610 3976 7608
      3982 7579 3956 7579 3932 7591 3933 7617
TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 265DEG 31KT 3973 7612 3958 7613 3934 7633 
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DRAG

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