[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 8/12/2004 3:34:59 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE FLOOD WATCH 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.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE AS A WARM AND VERY 
HUMID AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. THE 
PRECIPITATION SO FAR HAS BEEN CONCENTRATED ACROSS INLAND AREAS.
HOWEVER, WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY NOW NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA AND MORE MOISTURE MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH, ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCALLY
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED, AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE IS FORECAST TO MOVE UP THE 
EAST COAST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY ARE FORECAST TO YIELD, ON AVERAGE, 1 TO 3 INCHES 
OF RAIN, WITH LOCALLY UP TO 5 INCHES. EVEN SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS THAT RECEIVE SEVERAL HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS. 

WITH THE EXPECTED RAINFALL, ESPECIALLY IF IT FALLS IN A RELATIVELY 
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, FLOODING WILL RESULT. THEREFORE, THE FLOOD 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA 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 PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE
PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR,
OR A FLOOD WARNING IS 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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