[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 06/21/2003 11:04:20

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1101 AM EDT SAT JUN 21 2003

...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT...

A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES 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.

AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BROUGHT TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF
RAIN TO PORTIONS OF EASTERN PENNSYLANIA AND NORTHERN DELAWARE DURING
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS UPPER LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ALONG THE MASON DIXON LINE PRODUCING
MORE SHOWERS FOR THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT.

MANY STREAMS IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA HAD RISEN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BUT
ARE NOW SLOWLY RECEEDING. CHECK OUT THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS FOR 
COMPLETE DETAILS.

A NEW ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS ANTICIPATED FOR THIS 
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON 
AND EVENING...PERHAPS DUMPING ANOTHER LOCALLY ONE TO TWO INCHES OF 
PRECIPITATION OVER AREAS THAT DON'T NEED MORE WATER. WITH THIS 
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WITH STREAMS STILL 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.
 
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. REMEMBER...NEVER DRIVE ACROSS A 
ROAD WHICH IS COVERED BY WATER. THE WATER CAN BE MUCH DEEPER THAN 
YOU THINK AND THE ROAD COULD EVEN BE WASHED OUT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION 
STATIONS 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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GORSE