[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 9/19/2004 11:05:32 AM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1107 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2004

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BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-MERCER NJ-
NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHAMPTON PA-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-WARREN NJ-
1107 AM EDT SUN SEP 19 2004

...MAJOR FLOODING ON THE LOWER DELAWARE RIVER TODAY...
...STAGES SURPASSING JANUARY 1996 LEVELS...

AS OF 11AM SUNDAY MORNING, THE MAIN STEM OF THE DELAWARE RIVER HAS 
CRESTED DOWN TO TOCKS ISLAND, WHICH REACHED A PEAK STAGE OF 30.26
FEET AT 7AM.  THIS WAS 9.26 FEET ABOVE THE ESTABLISHED FLOOD STAGE.
THIS CREST WILL WORK ITS WAY DOWNSTREAM TODAY, REACHING RIEGELSVILLE
VERY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, THEN TRENTON THIS EVENING AROUND 9 PM.
RIEGELSVILLE IS EXPECTED TO CREST BETWEEN 32 AND 33 FEET, ALMOST 10 
FEET OVER FLOOD STAGE. TRENTON IS EXPECTED TO CREST BETWEEN 24 AND 
25 FEET, WHICH IS 4 TO 5 FEET OVER FLOOD STAGE. SOME SPECIFIC CREST 
FORECASTS AND TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS:


A CREST OF 25.3 FEET IS EXPECTED AT BELVIDERE AROUND NOON. FLOOD 
STAGE AT BELVIDERE IS 22 FEET.

A CREST OF 34 TO 35 FEET IS EXPECTED AT THE EASTON-PHILLIPSBURG 
BRIDGE LATE SUNDAY MORNING. 

A CREST OF 32 TO 33 FEET IS EXPECTED AT RIEGELSVILLE EARLY SUNDAY 
AFTERNOON.  FLOOD STAGE AT RIEGELSVILLE IS 22 FEET.

A CREST OF 24 TO 25 FEET IS EXPECTED AT MILFORD EARLY SUNDAY 
AFTERNOON.

A CREST OF 23 TO 24 FEET IS EXPECTED AT FRENCHTOWN SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

A CREST OF 19 TO 20 FEET IS EXPECTED AT NEW HOPE LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

A CREST OF 23 TO 24 FEET IS EXPECTED AT WASHINGTON CROSSING EARLY
SUNDAY EVENING.

A CREST OF 24 TO 25 FEET IS EXPECTED AT TRENTON SUNDAY EVENING. 
FLOOD STAGE AT TRENTON IS 20 FEET.

MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON THE TIDAL SECTIONS OF THE 
DELAWARE RIVER BELOW TRENTON AT TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. THE TIME 
OF HIGH TIDE AT A FEW SELECTED LOCATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

TRENTON, NJ         712 PM
CORNWELLS HEIGHTS   640 PM
BURLINGTON, NJ      641 PM


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