[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 4/13/2004 10:05:12 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

WGUS61 KPHI 131341
FFAPHI

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
942 AM EDT TUE APR 13 2004


...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES INTO THIS EVENING...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MAINTAINS A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...

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 NEAR THE TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA APPALACHIANS THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO PULL A WARM
FRONT INTO DELAWARE AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. ONCE THE WARM FRONT NEARS THE REGION, WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH SOME HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED.

SINCE THE GROUND IS QUITE MOIST FROM LAST NIGHT'S RAINFALL, THE HEAVY
RAIN COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
IF YOU LIVE NEAR A STREAM OR CREEK, PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST
FORECASTS. IF TRAVELING, BE PREPARED FOR AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON THE ROADS.


AS A REMINDER, NEVER DRIVE ACROSS A ROAD WHICH IS COVERED BY WATER.  
WATER FLOWIMG ACROSS A ROAD CAN BE DEEPER AND WOULD HAVE GREATER
FORCE THAN YOU THINK. THE WISEST COURSE OF ACTION WHEN ENCOUNTERING A
FLOODED ROADWAY IS TO TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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

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FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT  
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI. 

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