[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 2/5/2004 3:12:27 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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


...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY...


A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

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 BEGINNING TO LIFT OUT OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON 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 LIFT 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 THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE 
PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY TO BEGIN WITH FROZEN OR FREEZING
PRECIPITATION LATER TONIGHT, BUT AREAS IN THE WATCH SHOULD SEE A
CHANGE TO RAIN FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING SOUTHEAST TO FRIDAY EVENING
NORTHWEST AS MILDER AIR SPREADS OVER THE REGION. 

STREAM LEVELS REMAIN HIGH FROM TUESDAY'S RAINS. POSSIBLE RAINFALL 
AMOUNTS FROM 1.5 TO 2 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.

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MPD