WWUS35 KPIT 240912
SPSPIT
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-241600-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
510 AM EDT MON AUG 24 1998

...POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO
TONIGHT...

SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO SPREAD WARM AND HUMID AIR ACROSS ALL
OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA...AND THE WESTERN PANHANDLE OF MARYLAND.  WITH THIS MOIST...
UNSTABLE AIR IN PLACE...THE APPROACH OF A SURFACE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED
UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO THE AREA BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON...
CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT.

SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LEVELS...WITH THE
GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER THREAT BEING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT-
LINE WINDS.  AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE BEST CHANCE FOR ANY
SEVERE WEATHER IS NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM DUBOIS...TO BEAVER
FALLS IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AND NORTH OF AN EAST LIVERPOOL TO
COSHOCTON LINE IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR
POSSIBLE UPDATES.  THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH WEB SITE AT

WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PIT

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WWUS35 KPHL 241508
SPSPHL
PAZ054-055-061-062-NJZ001-007>010-012-242000-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1105 AM EDT MON AUG 24 1998

...POTENTIAL FOR WIDE-SPREAD WIND DAMAGE THIS AFTERNOON...

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...NOW OVER NORTH-CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA...IS MOVING EAST AT NEARLY 60 MPH.  THIS LINE IS
SUPPORTED BY STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND IT WILL BE MOVING INTO
INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AIR OVER NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN NEW
JERSEY DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  THIS TYPE OF SYSTEM HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE UNUSUALLY WIDE-SPREAD WIND DAMAGE AS IT MOVES
THROUGH A GIVEN AREA.

IF THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH...IT WOULD REACH
THE POCONO MTNS OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM.  IT
WOULD AFFECT NORTHERN NEW JERSEY SHORTLY THEREAFTER... BETWEEN 1 PM
AND 2 PM. WHILE THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS DAMAGING
WINDS...SOME LARGE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

IF YOU SEE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY.  THE STORMS COULD BE UPON YOU VERY QUICKLY.  THEY ARE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

FOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS...FORECASTS...AND ANY WARNINGS
WHICH MAY BE ISSUED...STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL NOAA WEATHER RADIO
STATION. WEATHER INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR INTERNET HOME
PAGE AT www.nws.noaa.gov/er/phi

AMC



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WWUS35 KBGM 241539
SPSBGM
NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-
043-044-047-048-242220-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1137 AM EDT MON AUG 24 1998

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...

A VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE
WEATHER WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK AND ALL OF
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH
WESTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AT AROUND 45 MPH AND
COULD POSSIBLY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH AND
VERY HEAVY RAIN. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

BE SURE TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER
SOURCE FOR WARNINGS AS THEY ARE ISSUED.

LOMBARDY



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