[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 9/17/2004 10:34:36 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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FFAPHI

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1031 PM EDT FRI SEP 17 2004

...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES...

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

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

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

IN DELAWARE...
  NEW CASTLE.

IN MARYLAND...
  CECIL.

TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF IVAN MOVING INTO THE REGION
WILL INTERACT WITH AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT. THE ENERGY, MOISTURE, AND
LIFTING MOTION WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN IN
THE WATCH AREA INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH LATE FRIDAY EVENING HAVE RANGED FROM AROUND
AN INCH OVER THE SOUTHERN POCONOS TO A QUARTER INCH OR LESS OVER THE
LEHIGH VALLEY TO LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH ELSEWHERE IN THE WATCH
AREA. RAIN HAS BEEN SLOW TO ADVANCE SOUTHEAST, BUT IT IS STILL
ANTICIPATED OVER THE WATCH AREA OVERNIGHT. 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES ARE STILL EXPECTED 
OVER MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA, AND THEY COULD REACH THREE OR FOUR
INCHES IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS. THESE AMOUNTS WOULD BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE
AT LEAST LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW SPOTS. MOTORISTS SHOULD
WATCH FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS, AND SLOW DOWN 
ACCORDINGLY. THE EXPECTED RAIN COULD ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON 
AREA STREAMS AND CREEKS. IF ENOUGH RAIN FALLS IN A SHORT ENOUGH TIME
PERIOD, FLOODING OF THE SMALLER WATERCOURSES MAY OCCUR. THE RAIN IS 
EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DURING SATURDAY 
MORNING OR MIDDAY.

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 IF FLOODING OCCURS OR A FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. IF A WARNING 
IS ISSUED OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 
NEVER DRIVE VEHICLES AROUND BARRICADES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES. 

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MPD
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