[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 8/12/2004 12:09:15 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1204 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2004

...THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON 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 UNSTABLE AIRMASS REMAINS ALONG AND JUST EAST 
OF A STATIONARY FRONT LOCATED IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED IN THIS AIRMASS, AND ADDITIONAL
HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND 
ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE ARE EXPECTED TO HEAD UP THE 
EASTERN SEABOARD LATER THIS AFTERNOON, REACHING OUR 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 5 INCHES.

IF THESE AMOUNTS DO INDEED OCCUR, ESPECIALLY IN A RELATIVELY SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME, FLOODING CAN CERTAINLY BE A RESULT. THEREFORE, THE
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FOR TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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, OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. 


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GORSE

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