Severe Weather Statement for my area (S. New Jersey)

[Stephanie]

Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service

...ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ- CAPE MAY NJ-CARBON PA-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA- COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA- DELAWARE BEACHES DE-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ- INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ- MONROE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHAMPTON PA- NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNE'S MD- SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-SUSSEX NJ-TALBOT MD- WARREN NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ- 429 AM EDT TUE MAY 18 2004
... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED MOST OF THE REGION IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST AND EXPAND IN COVERAGE LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE AIR MASS IN PLACE IS ALREADY QUITE UNSTABLE AND LIKE YESTERDAY SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD REACH SEVERE LIMITS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. THIS UNFORTUNATELY CAN OCCUR ANYWHERE IN THE REGION.

A COLD FRONT IS THEN EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. AN ORGANIZED LINE OF SHOWERS AND STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD FORM PRECEDING THIS FRONT NORTH AND WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INTO OUR AREA THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER FROM THIS LINE WILL BE IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. DEPENDING UPON HOW ORGANIZED THIS LINE BECOMES AND HOW EARLY IN THE EVENING IT ARRIVES... THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER FROM IT MIGHT EXTEND FARTHER TO THE SOUTH.

SEVERE OR NOT... THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WHICH WILL CAUSE POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION... SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INDOORS. REMEMBER IF YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO A STORM TO HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO IT TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING....

[Colin]

Showers/Storms beginning to pop up...should be a rough afternoon!

[Guest]

Well SPC just issued a MD for alot of PA, NJ, n.MD, and DE. A Watch may be issued in the next few hours as storms continue to develop across PA.

I think it will be a very stormy evening from VA northward to about NYC.

Right now just see a couple of small storms east of the apps near Baltimore and to the wnw of DC.And another just to the nw of Trenton.

[Stephanie]

Well, hopefully I'm home before they pop so I can actually enjoy them!