[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 10/11/2002 11:00:24

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1056 AM EDT FRI OCT 11 2002

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS 
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

IN PENNSYLVANIA
  DELAWARE                         PHILADELPHIA
  CHESTER                          MONTGOMERY
  BERKS                            LEHIGH
  NORTHAMPTON                      CARBON
  BUCKS                            MONROE

IN NEW JERSEY
  SUSSEX                           WARREN
  MORRIS                           HUNTERDON
  SOMERSET                         SALEM
  CAMDEN                           GLOUCESTER
  WESTERN MONMOUTH                 MERCER
  MIDDLESEX                        NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON

IN DELAWARE
  KENT                             NEW CASTLE

IN MARYLAND
  CECIL                            KENT
  QUEEN ANNE'S


RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAS OCCURRED FROM YESTERDAY 
THROUGH MID MORNING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO 
AROUND 3.5 INCHES HAS FALLEN IN THE POCONO MOUNTAINS AND IN THE 
DELMAR AREA. 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA IS MOVING 
NORTHEAST AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND 
TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH 
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

A FLOOD THREAT EXISTS ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE INDICATED 
AREAS. URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PEOPLE
ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY IF 
HEAVY RAIN OCCURS. CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS. BE READY TO LEAVE
IMMEDIATELY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. HAVE 
ALTERNATIVE ESCAPE ROUTES PLANNED IN CASE WATER COVERS OR IS FLOWING 
ACROSS YOUR PRIMARY ESCAPE ROUTE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET
AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

$$
JWH



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