SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
335 PM EDT THU JUN 30 2005WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST OVER
THE AREA THROUGH 530 PM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE A TENTH OF AN
INCH WITH A FEW LOCATIONS SEEING UP TO A HALF AN INCH.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1124 AM EDT THU JUN 30 2005
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MARYLAND WEST OF THE
EASTERN SHORE INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND EAST OF GARRETT
COUNTY...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
WASHINGTON DC AND THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. DUE TO
THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE THUNDERSTORMS...FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC
REGION ON FRIDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND
AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. ANY SEVERE STORMS THAT DEVELOP
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...LARGE HAIL AND
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
710 AM EDT THU JUN 30 2005
710 AM EDT THU JUN 30 2005
...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY OCCUR TODAY AND AGAIN FRIDAY...
A VERY HUMID AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, AND DELAWARE TODAY AND FRIDAY. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED, AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. AS A RESULT, THERE MAY BE FLOODING IN AREAS OF
POOR DRAINAGE AND ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. IF YOU LIVE IN A
LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND IF YOU EXPERIENCE A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THAT IS
ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.
USE EXTRA CARE IF YOU WILL BE OUT ON THE ROAD DURING THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL REDUCE YOUR VISIBILITY. ALSO, BE SURE
NOT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS, AS THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN
YOU THINK.
IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN, ANY OF THE SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING, WIND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. IF YOU
OBSERVE THREATENING WEATHER, SEEK SHELTER AT ONCE.
A COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRECEDE THE COLD FRONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING COULD BECOME STRONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. ONCE THE COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT, LESS HUMID AIR IS FORECAST TO BUILD DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST
AND BRING A DRY HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
