[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 12/16/2003 11:30:35 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1120 PM 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...WESTERN MONMOUTH...MERCER...MIDDLESEX AND NORTHWESTERN
  BURLINGTON.

IN DELAWARE...
  NEW CASTLE.

IN MARYLAND...
  CECIL.


A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST OVERNIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL
FORM ON THE FRONT AROUND DAYBREAK OVER VIRGINIA THEN TRACK THROUGH
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY INTO DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY BY THE AFTERNOON.
THE LOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TO THE NEW ENGLAND STATES WHILE 
INTENSIFYING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 
 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE ON THE ORDER OF A HALF TO AN INCH OVER A 
WIDE AREA WITH A STRIP OF NEARLY TWO INCHES FROM NORTHEAST MARYLAND 
THROUGH THE DELAWARE VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. AS YOU 
KNOW...THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED FROM FREQUENT STORMS AND SNOW 
MELT OVER THE PAST 10 DAYS. 

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).

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