[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 8/12/2004 4:02:18 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
400 AM EDT THU AUG 12 2004

...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN PENNSYLVANIA...
  DELAWARE...PHILADELPHIA...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY...BERKS...LEHIGH...
  NORTHAMPTON...CARBON...BUCKS AND MONROE.

IN NEW JERSEY...
  ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...SUSSEX...WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...
  SOMERSET...EASTERN MONMOUTH...CAPE MAY...COASTAL OCEAN...
  ATLANTIC...SALEM...CUMBERLAND...CAMDEN...OCEAN...GLOUCESTER...
  COASTAL ATLANTIC...WESTERN MONMOUTH...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...
  SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON.

IN DELAWARE...
  KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...NEW CASTLE AND DELAWARE BEACHES.

IN MARYLAND...
  CAROLINE...CECIL...KENT...QUEEN ANNE'S AND TALBOT.


A WARM, VERY HUMID, AND QUITE UNSTABLE AIRMASS HAS SET UP ALONG AND 
JUST EAST OF A STATIONARY FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY 
EVENING OVER NEW JERSEY, EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, AND 
NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. SOME PLACES HAD EXCESSIVE RAINFALL, AND 
RESULTANT FLOODING. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 5 TO 6 INCHES OCCURRED IN 
MIDDLESEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY, AND 4 TO 5 INCHES OCCURRED IN TALBOT 
COUNTY ON THE EASTERN MARYLAND SHORE. 

THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE ARE EXPECTED TO HEAD UP THE 
EASTERN SEABOARD TODAY, REACHING OUR NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC REGION 
DURING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. SHOWERS AND SOME 
THUNDERSTORMS LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY ARE FORECAST TO YIELD 1 TO 3 
INCHES OF RAIN, WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 TO AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES.

IF THESE AMOUNTS OCCURRED, AREAS, OR POSSIBLY WIDESPREAD, FLOODING 
COULD RESULT, AND SO A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE 
AREA FOR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

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 SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLOOD WARNING BE 
ISSUED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET
AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI. 

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