NEW SEVERE WX NUMBERS 5-4-03 TO 5-6-03 and possible severe..

[WXBUFFJIM]

The numbers are in and it's grim. Check it out.

SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS
5-4-03: 517
5-5-03: 313
5-6-03: 477

TOTAL: 1307

TORNADO REPORT
5-4-03: 93
5-5-03: 23
TWO DAY TOTAL: 116

5-6-03: 53
THREE DAY TOTAL: 169 TORNADOES


More severe weather is possible today with tornadoes possible in northern Alabama and northern Mississippi. Also a possible severe thunderstorm watch maybe issued for west central Pennsylvania and parts of Maryland. Hail and damaging winds are the main threat as the remnants of yesterdays storms in Missouri redevelops over DC Baltimore and Harrisburg. Philadelphia may get hit by this later tonight too. Heavy rains and frequent lightning is another threat as well.

More severe weather outbreaks are possible tomorrow and saturday over ground zero in Missouri and eastern Kansas. More on that shortly.

Jim

[Stephanie]

Here's the severe weather statement for my area;

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-
060>062-067>071-072200-


SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1200 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2003

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...

A WARM FRONT LOCATED JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION WILL MOVE NORTH
THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING IN WARM...MOIST...AND INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE
AIR. THIS WILL CREATE A SLIGHT THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR
THIS AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST RISK WILL BE FROM PHILADELPHIA
SOUTHWARD WHICH INCLUDES CENTER CITY AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...ALL OF DELAWARE AND EXTREME
NORTHEAST MARYLAND. ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

ADDITIONALLY...SOME STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
WHICH COULD LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER IN LOW SPOTS AND POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

SKYWARN ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY.

$$

WOODWORTH

Certainly nothing like the Midwest or what Mississippi, Alabama or Georgia is getting right now!

Stay safe everyone!!

[tomboudreau]

Guess its our turn to experience some severe weather. Severe thunderstorm watch box 286 has been posted for central PA south and eastward to DC. A line of storms, not looking severe atm, is moving towards my location. I think the real problem from these storms is going to be from heavy rain right now and not from hail or high winds. These storms are creeping along to the northeast between 5 and 15 miles per hour. Hopefully, they wont last long and they dont get any stronger.

[Stephanie]

I hope so too Tom.

[weatherlover427]

Tom posted in another thread that he got lucky, hope Stephanie got lucky too.

[Stephanie]

Thanks Josh! All's fine here. We're just waiting for some showers to pass through here perhaps containing some thunder. The rain could be heavy at times as well. It is cloudy now and alittle muggy.

I can't believe all of the "tornado emergencies" and warnings that are occurring now in Alabama!

[Stephanie]

Update from last night -

We did end up having a strong storm come through with alot of lightning and loud thunder and heavy rain. My poor cats scattered (big chickens! ). Still, nothing like the SE and Midwest though. This occurred at around 10:00 pm.