[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Statement : PHI@ 8/9/2003 9:32:47 AM

PHI Skywarn [email protected]
Sat, 09 Aug 2003 09:32:48 -0400


WGUS71 KPHI 100136
FFSPHI
NJC027-037-041-PAC011-025-077-089-095-100330-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
936 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WARREN AND MORRIS COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...

...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD...

AT LATE EVENING HEAVY SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS WERE TRAINING 
NORTHWARD AT 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR THROUGH EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND 
NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS HEAVY SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. FLOODING HAS EASED IN 
WARREN AND MORRIS COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY...BUT AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD 
WATCH FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FURTHER FLOODING OVERNIGHT.

MOTORISTS SHOULD WATCH FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND SLOW DOWN...
ESPECIALLY SINCE ITS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE FLOODED ROADS AT 
NIGHT. AREA RESIDENTS WILL NEED TO WATCH FOR RISING WATER NEAR SMALL 
STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS IN LOW-LYING AREAS. 

TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER 
WEATHER INFORMATION. FOR COMPLETE WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR 
WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI (IN LOWERCASE LETTERS).  

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