[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 4/2/2005 10:22:28 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
946 PM EST SAT APR 2 2005

...THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT...
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 ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA WILL SLOWLY MOVE 
NORTHEASTWARD OVERNIGHT, AND BE LOCATED IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND 
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

WHILE THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...SCATTERED BANDS OF 
SHOWERS AND EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS HAVE RE DEVELOPED AROUND THE 
UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE IN VIRGINIA. THIS BAND WILL CONTINUE TO 
CIRCULATE AROUND THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND MAY PRODUCE MORE 
ISOLATED...BUT NEVERTHELESS HEAVY RAINFALL. ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED 
AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE INCH ARE LIKELY.

SO FAR THROUGHOUT THIS EVENT BETWEEN 2.0 AND 4.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 
FALLEN WITH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS RIVALING IF NOT EXCEEDING WHAT 
OCCURRED WITH THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IVAN. 

IN MONROE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA MANY ROADS ARE FLOODED...TREES HAVE
BEEN KNOCKED DOWN AND SOME LANDSLIDES HAVE OCCURRED. ANYONE LIVING
NEAR STREAMS AND CREEKS IN MONROE COUNTY SHOULD BE READY TO EVACUATE
QUICKLY. ANY ASSISTANCE NEEDED IN MONROE COUNTY...PLEASE CALL 911.
FLOODING IN MANY OTHER AREAS IS ALSO SERIOUS AS RUNOFF COLLECTS IN
ALREADY HIGH STREAM...CREEK AND RIVER LEVELS.

THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ALLOW FOR SOME CONTINUED SHARP RISES 
AND RENEWED FLOODING THROUGH TONIGHT. 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 THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND WARNINGS
FOR YOUR AREA. IN ADDITION TO STREAM FLOODING, THERE WILL BE AREAS 
OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING OVERNIGHT. 

IF A ROAD IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER, DO NOT DRIVE ON IT. IF YOU 
ARE TOLD TO EVACUATE AND YOU VALUE YOUR LIFE, PLEASE FOLLOW THE 
DIRECTION OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL IN YOUR AREA. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR 
VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY, AS THE WATER 
CAN BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK. 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. IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO 
HIGHER GROUND.  REMEMBER IT IS DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO JUDGE THE DEPTH 
OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA, ALL HAZARDS RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET, 
FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND OR WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE.

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GIGI 
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