[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 2/5/2004 4:43:40 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
447 AM EST THU FEB 5 2004

...FLOOD WATCH ISSUED...


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

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

IN NEW JERSEY...
  WARREN...MORRIS...HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...SALEM...CAMDEN...
  GLOUCESTER...WESTERN MONMOUTH...MERCER...MIDDLESEX AND NORTHWESTERN
  BURLINGTON.

IN DELAWARE...
  NEW CASTLE.

IN MARYLAND...
  CECIL.


...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...

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

IN PENNSYLVANIA...
  BERKS...BUCKS...CHESTER...DELAWARE...LEHIGH...MONTGOMERY...
  NORTHAMPTON AND PHILADELPHIA.
 
IN NEW JERSEY...
  CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...INLAND MONMOUTH...HUNTERDON...MERCER...
  MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...SOMERSET...SALEM
  AND WARREN.
 
IN DELAWARE...
  NEW CASTLE.

IN MARYLAND...
  CECIL.


LOW PRESSURE IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY WILL MOVE THROUGH 
THE TENNESSEE AND EASTERN OHIO VALLEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SECONDARY 
LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION LATE FRIDAY AND 
CHUG NORTHEAST SATURDAY.

DUE TO THE PATH OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM, IT WILL PICK UP QUITE A BIT 
OF MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THEN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE 
PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY TO BEGIN WITH FROZEN OR FREEZING 
PRECIPITATION LATER TONIGHT, BUT AS WARMER AIR SPREADS RAPIDLY OVER 
THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH, MOST AREAS SHOULD EVENTUALLY SEE A CHANGE 
TO RAIN FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

STREAM LEVELS REMAIN HIGH FROM TUESDAY'S RAINS. POSSIBLE RAINFALL 
AMOUNTS AROUND TWO INCHES COMBINED WITH RUNOFF FROM MELTING SNOW 
COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF STREAMS, CREEKS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

ADDITIONALLY, MANY STREAMS ARE CLOGGED WITH ICE, AND THIS WOULD 
INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING AS THE ICE MOVES AND POSSIBLY 
CAUSES LOCAL JAMS.

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 IN SMALL LETTERS.

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