[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 2/22/2003 10:04:31 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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DEZ003-004-NJZ013-014-020-022>026-230400-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1008 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2003

...MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE DUE TO MELTING SNOW...PERIODS OF HEAVY 
RAIN...AND THE INCOMING TIDE...

COASTAL COMMUNITIES THAT EXPERIENCED TIDAL FLOODING THIS PAST MONDAY 
COULD EXPERIENCE SOME STREET FLOODING AGAIN THIS WEEKEND FROM THE  
COMBINATION OF MELTING SNOW AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. THE GREATEST 
FLOODING THREAT WILL OCCUR AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THIS IS BECAUSE 
THE HIGHER WATER LEVELS WILL PREVENT RUNOFF FROM DRAINING INTO THE 
MARSHES OR BACKBAYS. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A FLOODING THREAT...THE FACT 
THAT WE ARE BETWEEN A NEW AND FULL MOON SHOULD HELP TO LIMIT 
FLOODING IF ANY DOES OCCUR.  

A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT FOR STREET 
AND POSSIBLY SMALL STREAM FLOODING. THE FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT IS 
NOT...REPEAT...NOT A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH WHICH IS ISSUED WHENEVER 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXPECTS FLOODING FROM THE TIDE ALONE. 

HIGH TIDE ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEAN FRONT WILL OCCUR 
AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND AROUND MIDDAY ON SUNDAY. AS A 
REMINDER...HIGH TIDE OCCURS LATER IN THE BACK BAYS. 

IF YOU ARE NEAR A COMPUTER...YOU CAN ACCESS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS, 
WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI (ALL IN LOWER CASE).

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