[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 12/23/2003 3:06:50 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
305 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2003


...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MAINTAINS A FLOOD WATCH 
FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA...PARTS OF SOUTHWESTERN...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN 
NEW JERSEY...AND EXTREME NORTHERN DELAWARE...


A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

IN PENNSYLVANIA...
  BUCKS...CHESTER...DELAWARE...MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA. 

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

IN DELAWARE...
  NEW CASTLE.

A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM LAKE ERIE TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA
THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL MOVE EAST AND CROSS OUR REGION LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
FORMING ALONG THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS LATE
TONIGHT. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO ENHANCE RAINFALL AS IT MOVES
NORTHEAST AND THROUGH THE REGION DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE ONE 
INCH...BUT SOME AREAS COULD SEE TWO INCHES OF RAIN. WHEN COUPLED WITH
NEARLY SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS AND RELATIVELY HIGH STREAM
LEVELS...THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN MAY RESULT IN FLOODING. AS A
RESULT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS MAINTAINED A FLOOD WATCH
FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDENSDAY FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED COUNTIES.

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 A FLOOD WARNING BE 
ISSUED.

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.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI. 

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