[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 06/20/2003 14:56:18

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
310 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2003

...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE FLOOD WATCH THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

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

IN NEW JERSEY...
  SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...EASTERN
  MONMOUTH...SALEM...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...WESTERN MONMOUTH...
  MERCER...MIDDLESEX AND NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON.

IN DELAWARE...
  NEW CASTLE.

IN MARYLAND...
  CECIL.

WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OFF THE CENTRAL MID 
ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. AS THESE LOW PRESSURE AREAS DEVELOP 
IN RESPONSE TO LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENING OVERHEAD....PERIODS OF 
RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. THEN SATURDAY NIGHT...THE RAIN 
WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY AND ON SUNDAY THE THREAT OF RAIN LESSENS AS 
THE LOW RELEASES ITS GRIP FROM THE AREA. 

RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY. SOME OF THE HEAVIEST 
RAIN SHOULD FALL THROUGH TONIGHT AND AGAIN WITH A SECOND SHOT DURING 
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON SATURDAY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO 
POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT 
IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY...THE POCONOS AND NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. 
REMEMBER AT NIGHT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO JUDGE HOW DEEP THE WATER 
IS ON ROADWAYS. SOME OF THE WORST FLOODING USUALLY DOES OCCUR DURING
THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. 

RAIN AMOUNTS MAY BE SOMEWHAT VARIABLE THROUGH SATURDAY...BUT 
WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES 
THROUGHOUT THE REGION...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS POSSIBLY NEAR 4 INCHES. 

AS A RESULT...SMALL STREAMS AND URBAN AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE ARE 
PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO FLOODING...ESPECIALLY 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...SUCH AS QUICKLY MOVING TO HIGHER GROUND...SHOULD FLOODING 
OCCUR OR A FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.
 
A FLOOD THREAT EXISTS ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE INDICATED
AREAS. 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 FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. HAVE
ALTERNATIVE ESCAPE ROUTES PLANNED IN CASE WATER COVERS OR IS FLOWING
ACROSS YOUR PRIMARY ESCAPE ROUTE.

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. PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK
UNDERNEATH THE RADAR IMAGERY WHICH WILL GIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
ON HOW TO MINIMIZE YOUR RISKS FROM FLOODING. TURN AROUND ON 
BARRICADED ROADS DO NOT DROWN.

THE FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR KENT...QUEEN 
ANNES...TALBOT AND CAROLINE COUNTIES IN MARYLAND...KENT AND SUSSEX 
COUNTIES IN DELAWARE AND OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON... 
ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY. WHILE 
POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...STREAMS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED 
TO GO OVER THEIR BANKS.

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EBERWINE/GIGI






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