[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 2/6/2004 4:32:31 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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FFAPHI

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
435 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2004


...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THIS 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 PRESSURE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO THE 
EASTERN GREAT LAKES THIS AFTERNOON. A SOUTHERLY FLOW IN THE UPPER 
ATMOSPHERE BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND LOW PRESSURE TO THE 
WEST, WILL PRODUCE HEAVY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION 
DURING THE DAY TODAY.
 
A WINTRY MIX WILL TURN OVER TO PLAIN RAIN ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION 
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE RAIN WILL THEN BECOME HEAVY AT 
TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.   

LEVELS IN THE REGIONS WATERWAYS REMAIN HIGH FROM RAIN EARLIER THIS 
WEEK. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 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 REMAINED CLOGGED WITH ICE, AND THIS WOULD 
INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING AS THE ICE FLOWS DOWNSTREAM 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 IS 
ISSUED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS 
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
$$

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEB SITE AT: 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI (IN LOWER CASE).

GORSE