[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 4/12/2004 3:58:38 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
335 PM EDT MON APR 12 2004

...FLOOD WATCH ISSUED FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY 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...SALEM...CAMDEN...
  GLOUCESTER...WESTERN MONMOUTH...MERCER...MIDDLESEX AND NORTHWESTERN
  BURLINGTON.

IN DELAWARE...
  NEW CASTLE.

IN MARYLAND...
  CECIL.

LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE APPALACHIANS THROUGH 
TUESDAY. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL BE STATIONARY 
THIS EVENING AND THEN MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT LATE 
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

RAIN WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AS THE WARMER AIR MOVES UP AND OVER THE 
COOLER AIR AT THE SURFACE. AS LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED WARM 
FRONT GET CLOSER TO THE AREA, RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES 
TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY. A COUPLE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL 
DEVELOP DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING, 
WITH LOCALLY 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE SMALLER STREAMS, CREEKS 
AND EVEN RIVERS ARE LIKELY TO RESPOND TO THIS RAINFALL THROUGH THE 
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. GIVEN THE EXPECTED RAINFALL, FLOODING OF POOR 
DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY. SOME FLOODING IS 
POSSIBLE OF THE SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT 
ARE MORE PRONE TO FASTER RUNOFF. ANY FLOODING POTENTIAL WILL BE MORE 
OF A CONCERN ACROSS AREAS THAT RECEIVE CONCENTRATED HEAVY RAINFALL 
FROM THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY.

IF YOU LIVE NEAR A STREAM OR CREEK, PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST
FORECASTS. IF TRAVELING, BE PREPARED FOR AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN, WHICH 
WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON THE ROADS, ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT.

AS A REMINDER, NEVER DRIVE ACROSS A ROAD WHICH IS COVERED BY WATER.
THE WATER CAN BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK, THEREFORE TURN AROUND AND
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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

FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI (IN LOWER CASE).

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