[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 12/16/2003 10:28:26 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

WGUS61 KPHI 161522
FFAPHI
DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-
162200-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1022 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2003

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE FLOOD WATCH FOR 
WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

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

IN NEW JERSEY...
  SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...SALEM...CAMDEN...
  GLOUCESTER...MERCER...MIDDLESEX AND NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON.

IN DELAWARE...
  NEW CASTLE.

IN MARYLAND...
  CECIL.


A COLD FRONT OVER THE MIDWEST WILL MOVE EAST CROSSING THE REGION
WEDNESDAY EVENING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ON 
THIS FRONT IN THE VICINITY OF THE CAROLINAS LATE TONIGHT. THIS LOW 
SHOULD INTENSIFY RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH OUR 
REGION ON WEDNESDAY.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE AN INCH, 
BUT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY COULD PICK UP AN 
INCH AND A HALF. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN, COUPLED WITH SATURATED GROUND 
AND HIGHER THAN NORMAL STREAMS, CREEKS AND RIVERS, MAY CAUSE SOME 
FLOODING CONCERNS. IN ADDITION, ANY SNOW COVER THAT REMAINS ACROSS 
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA WILL MELT AND ADD TO 
THE RUNOFF. AS A RESULT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED 
THE FLOOD WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY.

THE AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING ARE THE SAME AREAS THAT 
RECEIVED FLOODING FROM THE PAST COUPLE OF STORMS.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF STREAMS, CREEKS AND OTHER 
DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH
AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE 
ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR, OR IF A FLOOD WARNING 
IS ISSUED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS 
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. 
$$

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT: 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI (IN SMALL LETTERS).

GORSE


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