[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 2/5/2004 9:49:54 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
950 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...
  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.

LOW PESSURE APPROACHING THE OHIO VALLEY WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE
EASTERN GREAT LAKES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION
WILL MOVE OFFSHORE...AND THE TWO WILL CREATE A SOUTHERLY FLOW IN THE
UPPER ATMOSPHERE THAT WILL SPREAD HEAVY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. 

LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING ACROSS SOME SECTIONS BUT WILL
TURN TO RAIN DURING THE MORNING ON FRIDAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.   

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
TELEVISIONSTATIONS 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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