[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 06/19/2003 11:23:36

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1129 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2003

...FLOOD WATCH FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MAINTAINS A FLOOD WATCH FOR LATE 
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN PENNSYLVANIA...
  DELAWARE...PHILADELPHIA...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY...BERKS...LEHIGH...
  NORTHAMPTON...CARBON...BUCKS AND MONROE.

IN NEW JERSEY...
  ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...
  SOMERSET...EASTERN MONMOUTH...CAPE MAY...COASTAL OCEAN...
  ATLANTIC...SALEM...CUMBERLAND...CAMDEN...OCEAN...GLOUCESTER...
  COASTAL ATLANTIC...WESTERN MONMOUTH...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...
  SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON.

IN DELAWARE...
  KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...NEW CASTLE AND DELAWARE BEACHES.

IN MARYLAND...
  CAROLINE...CECIL...KENT...QUEEN ANNE'S AND TALBOT.

AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE COVERING THE MID ATLANTIC REGION 
WILL MOVE SLOWLY TODAY INTO FRIDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN ARE FORECAST 
OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS AND SOME OF IT WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES 
ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THERE MAY BE ONE TO 
TWO INCHES ACROSS THE REGION. AS A RESULT...SMALL STREAMS AND URBAN 
AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO FLOODING 
CONSIDERING THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH FELL DURING THE PAST FEW 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 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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