[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 4/6/2005 2:57:24 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
320 PM EDT WED APR 6 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WATCH FROM 11 PM EDT THURSDAY UNTIL 400 PM EDT FRIDAY. 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.

WET WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE REGION THURSDAY AS LOW PRESSURE 
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN STATES CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE EAST. MEANWHILE, 
A COLD FRONT WILL ALSO BE APPROACHING OUR REGION THURSDAY, AND 
SLOWLY CROSS THE AREA IN THE EVENING. BOTH WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL 
BRING SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THURSDAY INTO 
FRIDAY.

AT THIS TIME, RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED
WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVE
A THUNDERSTORM. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE RENEWED FLOODING IN SOME AREAS, WITH THE MORE VULNERABLE 
WATERWAYS WITH THIS EVENT BEING THE SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS. 

THE DELAWARE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RESPOND ONCE AGAIN AS A RESULT OF 
THIS NEW RAINFALL. HOWEVER, WATER LEVELS WHICH WERE REACHED EARLIER 
THIS WEEK ARE NOT EXPECTED. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH 
RESPECT TO THE EXACT PLACEMENT AND AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WITH THIS 
SYSTEM. 

THERE IS ENOUGH OF A CONCERN FOR SOME RENEWED SMALL STREAM AND CREEK 
FLOODING, THAT A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.

RESIDENTS WHO LIVE ALONG THE STREAMS, CREEKS AND RIVERS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE
WATCH AREA, CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU
HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED, AND BE
READY TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS
ISSUED. 

AGAIN, THE EXTENT OF ANY FLOODING WITH THIS UPCOMING EVENT IS NOT
EXPECTED TO BE AS GREAT AS WHAT HAPPENED EARLIER THIS WEEK.

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

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GORSE/GIZOT/STAUBER/MIKETTA