[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 9/17/2003 5:22:38 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

WGUS61 KPHI 172110
FFAPHI
DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-
180900-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
503 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2003

...A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...

A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY 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...SALEM...CAMDEN...
  GLOUCESTER...MERCER...MIDDLESEX AND NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON.

IN DELAWARE...
  NEW CASTLE.

IN MARYLAND...
  CECIL.

HEAVY RAIN IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, NEW 
JERSEY, DELAWARE AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO 
THE EVENING HOURS OF THURSDAY NIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN COULD 
PERSIST INTO EARLY FRIDAY. CURRENT ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT TWO TO 
FOUR INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL ACROSS THE REGION IN ABOUT A TWELVE 
HOUR PERIOD. 

WITH MANY LOCALES SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL WHICH FELL THE 
PAST WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS 
ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS MEANS YOU 
SHOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR 
IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR IF A FLOOD 
WARNING IS ISSUED. 

THE GREATEST FLOOD CONCERN LIES WHERE FLOODING RAINS OCCURRED JUST A 
FEW DAYS AGO AND ALONG FLASHIER SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR 
FURTHER UPDATES.

$$

FOR COMPLETE WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT:
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI (IN LOWERCASE LETTERS).

KRUZDLO


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