Lightning Strike in New Jersey, August 13, 2001

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
404 AM EDT MON AUG 13 2001

LOOKS YDAS S/W FRM OH VLY HAS MOVED MUCH OF THE DEEP MOISTURE OFF
SHORE. WHILE WE STILL CANNOT RULE OUT RW/TRW IN TDAS FCST...IT
LOOKS LIKE THE ISOLD XTRMLY HVY RN THREAT IS GONE.  PERHAPS ONLY
PORTIONS OF DELMAR AND/OR XTRM SRN NJ MAY SEE SOME R+ TDA...BUT WL
NOT POST ANY MORE FFAS. MDLS CONSISTENT IN SHOWING PWS OF OVR 2
INCHES ACRS FA MAKING A MOVE TWD THE SE TDA AND TNGT...AND THIS ABT
IN LINE WITH SAT/RAD PIX.  CD FNT WL FINALLY SWEEP ALL MSTR AWAY FRM
FA LT TNGT.  HI PRES BLDS INTO AREA WITH DRIER AIR. WL NOT PUT ANY
PRECIP IN FCST ATTM FOR TUE...HOWEVER MDLS DO SHOW THAT TROF STILL
TO W...HOWEVER ANY DISTURBANCE MOVG THRU FLO OPERATING BASICALLY ON
A DRIER ATMOS.

ALL QUITE ON THE MARINE FRONT.

FCSTID = 14
MPO   75  57  73  53 /  40  30  10  10
ABE   80  64  80  57 /  50  40  20  10
RDG   80  64  80  57 /  50  40  20  10
PHL   83  67  82  64 /  50  50  20  10
12N   78  57  76  53 /  40  30  10  10
SMQ   80  67  78  57 /  50  50  20  10
TTN   83  67  82  64 /  50  50  20  10
MIV   84  70  80  61 /  60  50  20  10
ACY   83  69  78  60 /  70  50  20  10
ILG   83  67  82  64 /  50  50  20  10
DOV   83  70  81  64 /  70  50  20  10
GED   83  70  81  64 /  70  50  20  10
ESN   83  70  81  64 /  70  50  20  10

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

JWH

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - HEAVY RAINFALL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
207 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2001

...VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING THIS HOUR...

RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SUSSEX COUNTY
DELAWARE. THE RAIN WAS FALLING AT A RATE OF 2 INCHES AN HOUR AND IS
LIKELY TO CAUSE FLOODING ON ROUTES 9 AND 1...THE ARTERIES TO THE
BEACH COMMUNITIES.

THIS AREA WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE DELAWARE BAY INTO CAPE MAY
COUNTY WITH AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES...BEFORE SPREADING INTO
EASTERN CUMBERLAND AND ATLANTIC COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY THE BARRIER
ISLANDS.

HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON OCCURS AT 258 PM AT REHOBOTH BEACH AND 313
PM AT CAPE MAY AND 239 PM AT ATLANTIC CITY. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL
PRIOR TO AND AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE FURTHER ADDING TO THE STREET
FLOODING.

MOTORISTS ARE URGED NOT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODING WATERS.
ALSO..THESE STORMS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES. MARINERS ON THE DELAWARE BAY...BACK BAYS AND OCEAN
FRONT SHOULD HEAD BACK TO SHORE.

EBERWINE

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - HEAVY RAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
223 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2001

...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...

A NARROW LINE OF VERY HEAVY RAIN STRETCHED ACROSS PARTS OF HUNTERDON
...SOUTHERN MORRIS...AND NORTHERN SOMERSET COUNTIES. THE RAIN WAS
FALLING AT A RATE OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES AN HOUR.

THE RAIN WAS FALLING OVER PARTS OF ROUTES 78 AND 287 AND IS LIKELY
TO CAUSE FLOODING ON OTHER ROADS AS WELL.

THE RAIN WAS DRIFTING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH AND EAST AND WILL WILL
LINGER IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA FOR ABOUT 30 TO 40
MINUTES.

MOTORISTS ARE URGED NOT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS.

EBERWINE

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - HEAVY RAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
308 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2001

...THUNDERSTORMS BRINGING HEAVY RAIN...

RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM BURLINGTON
COUNTY...INTO OCEAN AND SOUTHERN MONMOUTH COUNTIES. THE RAIN MAY FALL
AT A RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR.

THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS FALLING OVER THE PARKWAY NORTH OF EXIT 69 TO
TOMS RIVER AND ACROSS GBANEGAT BAY TO LAVALETTE AND ORTLEY BEACH.
ROADWAY FLOODING WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO AND MOTORISTS
ARE URGED NOT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED STREETS.

THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A MARKED INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF LIGHTNING
STRIKES WITHIN THE PAST HOUR.

EBERWINE