[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 4/13/2004 2:33:08 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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FFAPHI

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


...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH 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 OVER SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE 
NORTHEAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS, PULLING A WARM FRONT NORTHWARD 
THROUGH THE DELMARVA AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AS IT DOES SO. A BRIEF 
LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON, BUT AS THE 
WARM FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH, RAIN IS EXPECTED TO START AGAIN, 
PERHAPS PRODUCING ANOTHER INCH OR TWO BEFORE MOVING NORTH OF THE 
AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY 
OF AND BEHIND THE WARM FRONT THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST DOWNPOURS 
CAN BE EXPECTED IN THIS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY.

AS OF 2 PM TUESDAY, BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN 
OVER EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, AS WELL AS MOST OF THE DELMARVA AND 
INTERIOR SECTIONS OF NEW JERSEY. HIGHER AMOUNTS, IN THE RANGE OF TWO 
TO THREE INCHES, HAD FALLEN CLOSER TO THE COAST. SINCE THE GROUND IS 
QUITE MOIST FROM THIS PRECIPITATION, ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN COULD 
CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS THIS 
EVENING. 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 EVENING WHICH WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON THE ROADS.

AS A REMINDER, NEVER DRIVE ACROSS A ROAD WHICH IS COVERED BY WATER.  
WATER FLOWING 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. 

JJM/MJG


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