[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 4/1/2005 3:26:28 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
251 PM EST FRI APR 1 2005

...THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

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

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

IN MARYLAND...
CECIL AND KENT.

IN DELAWARE...
NEW CASTLE.

LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO ORGANIZE ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES 
TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD OVERNIGHT, AND INTENSIFY 
AS IN MOVES INTO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION SATURDAY. AN ABUNDANCE 
OF MOISTURE, FROM THE ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO, WILL ACCOMPANY 
THIS STORM AS IT ARRIVES ACROSS OUR REGION LATE TONIGHT AND LASTS 
THROUGH SATURDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN SLOWLY MOVE AWAY FROM 
OUR REGION ON SUNDAY. 

TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE WATCH AREA OF 1.5 TO 3 INCHES ARE 
EXPECTED FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE HIGHEST RAINFALL 
AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND 
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY WHERE THE TERRAIN EFFECTS WILL ENHANCE 
THE RAINFALL. 

IN ADDITION TO THE RAINFALL, SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
POSSIBLE SATURDAY, WHICH MAY ALSO ENHANCE THE DOWNPOURS. THE 
EXPECTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS WOULD BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD 
FLOODING OF MANY OF THE AREA'S STREAMS AND CREEKS. SOME WATERWAYS 
HAVE NOT HAD MUCH TIME TO RECOVER FROM RAINFALL EARLIER THIS WEEK, 
AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ALLOW FOR SOME SHARP RISES AND 
RENEWED FLOODING. MAJOR RIVER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE 
RIVER BASINS WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL OCCURS.   

IF YOU LIVE IN A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING, YOU ARE URGED 
TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO FURTHER WEATHER FORECASTS. IT MIGHT ALSO 
BE APPROPRIATE TO PROTECT PROPERTY BEFORE ANY FLOOD WARNINGS ARE 
ISSUED. IN ADDITION TO STREAM FLOODING, THERE WILL BE URBAN AND POOR 
DRAINAGE FLOODING DURING TIMES OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL ON SATURDAY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES TO MONITOR THIS FLOODING 
POTENTIAL, AND ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AS 
NECESSARY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO, OR YOUR 
LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR CONTINUED UPDATES.

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FOR COMPLETE WEATHER INFORMATION, VISIT US ON THE WEB AT, 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI (IN LOWERCASE).

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