[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 9/18/2004 11:53:11 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1152 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004

...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 5 PM...

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

IN PENNSYLVANIA...
  DELAWARE...PHILADELPHIA...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS.

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 WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD 
AND INTERACT WITH A COLD FRONT. THE ENERGY, MOISTURE, AND LIFTING
MOTION WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN IN THE WATCH
AREA. 

HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA...EXCEPT THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST AS WELL AS NORTHERN NEW
JERSEY.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE GENERALLY BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FELL ACROSS THIS AREA.  RAINFALL WILL END FROM
WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON...BUT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. 

THESE AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY 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 RAINFALL HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ON 
AREA STREAMS AND CREEKS. 

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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