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Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1200 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

NJZ008>010-012-015-019-PAZ106-240530-
HUNTERDON NJ-LOWER BUCKS PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MORRIS NJ-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-SOMERSET NJ-
1200 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
BUCKS...BURLINGTON...HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...
PHILADELPHIA AND SOMERSET COUNTIES...

AT 1154 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEWTON TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF SOMERVILLE
TO 2 MILES EAST OF PHILADELPHIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR WOODSIDE...WOODBOURNE AROUND 1215
AM...LEVITTOWN...FAIRLESS HILLS AROUND 1230 AM...MORRIS
PLAINS...MORRISVILLE AROUND 1245 AM...WRIGHTSTOWN...WHITE HORSE
AROUND 100 AM...NEW BRUNSWICK AND YARDVILLE-GROVEVILLE AROUND 115 AM.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THIS WILL EXACERBATE
THE ONGOING FLOODING IN EASTERN MORRIS COUNTY.

WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.

LAT...LON 4090 7433 4074 7436 4067 7445 4067 7440
      4060 7444 4060 7436 4018 7461 3992 7447
      3987 7475 3979 7481 3978 7489 3999 7506
      4012 7496 4017 7507 4059 7484 4092 7475
      4092 7466 4109 7449 4100 7429 4091 7426

$$

TFG





Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1151 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>024-026-027-
PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071-101>106-240600-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-
SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...
ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...
OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...
POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...
MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
1151 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.NOW...
OVERNIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
INTO AND THROUGH THE AREA. THE OVERALL INTENSITY TREND IS EDGING
DOWNWARD. SOME LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR,
MAINLY FROM THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR SOUTHEASTWARD. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM SHOULD AVERAGE ONE TENTH TO ONE
QUARTER OF AN INCH WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

$$








Flood Warning

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1009 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

NJC027-240830-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0059.000000T0000Z-130524T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MORRIS NJ-
1009 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 430 AM EDT FRIDAY

* AT 1005 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED
  ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ADVANCING FROM EASTERN
  PENNSYLVANIA. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* THE GAUGE OBSERVATION ON THE EAST DITCH AT BEAVER BROOK ROAD
  WAS 2.8 FEET AT 835 PM. THE LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH THE
  REST OF THE EVENING, BUT RISE AGAIN WITH THE ARRIVAL OF SHOWERS
  AND THUNDERSTORMS. A STAGE OF 2.5 FEET RESULTS IN FLOODING
  ON BEAVER BROOK ROAD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 4089 7427 4090 7433 4089 7434 4089 7436
      4096 7436 4097 7428 4094 7428 4093 7429
      4091 7427

$$

MPD





Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
413 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-NJZ001-007>010-015-PAZ054-055-060>062-070-071-
101>106-242015-
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-
SOMERSET-MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-
EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
413 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST
MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW
JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. THE GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS DAMAGING WINDS.
SOME LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$



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