[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 6/6/2003 10:23:40 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

WGUS61 KPHI 070232
FFAPHI
DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-
071000-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1017 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2003

...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS FOR THIS 
AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...

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...
 
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF COAST STATES WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS 
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY SATURDAY BEFORE TURNING EAST AND OFF THE 
MID-ATLANTIC COAST EARLY ON SUNDAY.

AS THE LOW APPROACHES...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY MORNING 
AROUND DAYBREAK ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...THE DELMARVA 
REGION...AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. THE RAIN WILL SPREAD NORTH AND 
EAST DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS AND INTENSIFY AS IT 
DOES SO. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.00 TO 2.00 INCHES ARE 
POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY.

BECAUSE OF RECENT RAINS...THE GROUND ACROSS THE AREA IS EITHER 
SATURATED OR CLOSE TO BEING SATURATED. SOME STREAMS ARE RUNNING 
HIGH AND COULD EXCEED BANKFULL WITH ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION. URBAN 
FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 

PEOPLE ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS 
FREQUENTLY IF HEAVY RAIN OCCURS. CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS. 
BE READY TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA AND 
FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. PLAN AN ALTERNATIVE 
ESCAPE ROUTE IN CASE WATER COVERS OR IS FLOWING ACROSS YOUR PRIMARY 
ONE.

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INFORMATION ON NOAA/S FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN BY CLICKING 
ON THE YELLOW BLINKING LIGHT.

  

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