[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 9/20/2004 4:14:26 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
412 AM EDT MON SEP 20 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-
412 AM EDT MON SEP 20 2004

...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER DOWNSTREAM
   FROM BELVIDERE WHERE WATER LEVELS REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BUT 
   ARE FALLING...

AT 400 AM, THE STAGE OF THE DELAWARE RIVER AT TRENTON WAS 22.16 FEET
AND FALLING. FLOOD STAGE AT TRENTON IS 20 FEET. FURTHER UPSTREAM AT 
RIEGELSVILLE, THE STAGE WAS 25.19 FEET AND FALLING. FLOOD STAGE AT 
RIEGELSVILLE IS 22 FEET. WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO FALL ALL ALONG THE 
DELAWARE RIVER EARLY THIS MORNING, AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE 
THROUGH TODAY. THE STAGE AT RIEGELSVILLE IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW
ITS 22 FOOT FLOOD STAGE TODAY. THE STAGE AT TRENTON IS EXPECTED TO
DROP BELOW ITS 20 FOOT FLOOD STAGE MONDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ALONG THE TIDAL PORTIONS OF
THE DELAWARE RIVER DURING TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING. 
THE DELAWARE RIVER BECOMES TIDAL AT THE "TRENTON MAKES - THE WORLD 
TAKES" BRIDGE NEAR DOWNTOWN TRENTON AS IT FLOWS TOWARD 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 DURING THE 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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