[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 4/1/2005 10:04:58 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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

...THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EDT 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.

SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH INCLUDE ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...CAMDEN...NEW
BRUNSWICK...NEWARK...PERTH AMBOY...PHILADELPHIA...READING...TRENTON
AND WILMINGTON.

LOW PRESSURE IS ORGANIZING NEAR THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND WILL
MOVE NORTHEASTWARD OVERNIGHT. IT WILL 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. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. THE HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR IN
THESE AREAS WHERE THE TERRAIN EFFECTS WILL ENHANCE THE RAINFALL. 

IN ADDITION TO THE RAINFALL, SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
POSSIBLE SATURDAY, WHICH WOULD 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.

IF A ROAD IS BARRICADED, DO NOT DRIVE ON IT. IF TOLD TO EVACUATE,
PLEASE FOLLOW THE DIRECTION OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL IN YOUR AREA. DO
NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. IF YOUR
VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND
SWEEP THEM AWAY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.  

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, COMMERCIAL MEDIA OR YOUR CABLE
TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
 
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA, WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG STREAMS,
CREEKS AND MAIN STEM RIVERS. AGAIN IF YOU ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA,
CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS. KEEP INFORMED AND BE READY FOR
ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

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GIGI
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