[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 4/7/2005 8:23:07 AM

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
844 AM EDT THU APR 7 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXPANDED THE
FLOOD WATCH FROM 11 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 400 PM FRIDAY TO INCLUDE
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. THE WATCH NOW INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...

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

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

IN MARYLAND...
CECIL AND KENT.

IN DELAWARE...
NEW CASTLE.

WET WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE 
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN STATES CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE EAST. MEANWHILE, 
A COLD FRONT WILL ALSO BE APPROACHING OUR REGION TODAY, AND SLOWLY
CROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. BOTH WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING SHOWERS
AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY, WITH
THE MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION OCCURRING TONIGHT 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 THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. THE MAURICE RIVER
CONTINUES TO RUN HIGH, BUT CURRENTLY IS JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE. AFTER
COORDINATION WITH THE COUNTY OFFICIALS, CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN NEW
JERSEY HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE FLOOD WATCH.

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
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