[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 06/21/2003 04:02:00

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
336 AM EDT SAT JUN 21 2003


...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT...


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

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.

TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN WAS REPORTED IN PORTIONS OF EASTERN 
PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN DELAWARE DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS. MANY 
STREAMS...INCLUDING THE BRANDYWINE...PERKIOMEN...CEDAR...AND LITTLE 
LEHIGH...REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING. OTHER STREAMS...SUCH 
AS THE NESHAMINY CREEK AND JORDAN CREEK...EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT 
WITHIN-BANK RISES OVERNIGHT.   

A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EXISTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION THIS MORNING. 
HOWEVER...AS THE DAY WEARS ON...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM 
WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR A NEW ROUND OF 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT 
TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PERHAPS DUMPING ANOTHER ONE TO 
TWO INCHES OF PRECIPITATION OVER AREAS THAT DON'T NEED MORE 
WATER. WITH THIS POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...AND WITH STREAMS 
ALREADY RUNNING HIGH FROM YESTERDAYS RAIN...FLOODING REMAINS A 
POSSIBILITY THROUGH TONIGHT.

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...IT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE.
 


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