[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 9/19/2004 11:07:08 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1109 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2004

DEZ001-NJZ007-009-015>019-PAZ062-069>071-200908-
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-
1109 PM EDT SUN SEP 19 2004

...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF THE LOWER DELAWARE RIVER...
...DELAWARE RIVER CRESTING AT TRENTON...
...WATER LEVELS STARTING TO DROP UPSTREAM OF TRENTON...

AT 1030 PM, THE STAGE OF THE DELAWARE RIVER AT TRENTON WAS 23.40 FEET
AND AT CREST. FLOOD STAGE AT TRENTON IS 20 FEET. WHILE LOCATIONS
FURTHER UPSTREAM, SUCH AS YARDLEY, WASHINGTON CROSSING, AND NEW HOPE
HAVE ALREADY CRESTED, WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO 
REMAIN SOMEWHAT STATIONARY BEFORE STARTING TO RECEDE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BETWEEN RIEGELSVILLE
AND TRENTON DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. AT TRENTON, THE DELAWARE RIVER
IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY EVENING.

MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ALONG THE TIDAL PORTIONS OF
THE DELAWARE RIVER DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE MONDAY MORNING. 
THE DELAWARE RIVER BECOMES TIDAL NEAR THE "TRENTON MAKES - THE WORLD 
TAKES" BRIDGE NEAR DOWNTOWN TRENTON AS IT FLOWS INTO THE DELAWARE
BAY. TRIBUTARY STREAMS INTO THE TIDAL DELAWARE RIVER, SUCH AS THE
COOPER RIVER IN CAMDEN AND THE RANCOCAS CREEK IN BURLINGTON COUNTY,
WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE HIGH WATER. LOW-LYING ROADS NEAR THESE TIDAL
WATERWAYS,SUCH AS THE ADMIRAL WILSON BOULEVARD IN CAMDEN, MAY BE
FLOODED DURINGTHE MORNING RUSH HOUR AND COMMUTERS SHOULD TAKE THIS
INTO ACCOUNT IN THEIR TRAVEL PLANS.
    
THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE AT A FEW SELECTED LOCATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

TRENTON, NJ         742 AM
CORNWELLS HEIGHTS   710 AM
BURLINGTON, NJ      711 AM
PHILADELPHIA, PA    630 AM

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