[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 12/23/2003 9:38:59 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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

...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR WEDNESDAY...

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

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

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

IN DELAWARE...
  NEW CASTLE.


A COLD FRONT OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST TO CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA BY DAYBREAK...AND REACH THE COAST WEDNESDAY EVENING.
MOIST SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT BRINGING IN 
LIGHT RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT...COVERING THE ENTIRE
REGION BY DAYBREAK. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE
RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THE AFTERNOON....THEN TAPER OFF
IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 
   
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE AROUND ONE 
INCH...BUT ISOLATED SPOTS COULD RECEIVE UP TO ONE AND ONE HALF 
INCHES. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN...COUPLED WITH GROUND STILL CONTAINING A 
GOOD DEAL OF WATER FROM PREVIOUS RAIN AS WELL AS HIGHER THAN NORMAL 
STREAMS, CREEKS, AND RIVERS...MAY CAUSE SOME FLOODING. AS A RESULT, 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FROM LATE 
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED 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.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

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