[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 4/7/2005 3:45:29 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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

...THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS EVENING TO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THE WATCH 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...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 TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE ACROSS 
THE SOUTHERN STATES TRACKS TO OUR SOUTH. MEANWHILE, A COLD FRONT 
CROSSING THE GREAT LAKES THIS EVENING WILL SETTLE INTO OUR REGION 
LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. BOTH OF THESE WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL
BRING SOME RAIN AND A COUPLE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TONIGHT
INTO FRIDAY.

GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.75 TO 1.5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED, WITH 
ISOLATED 2 INCH AMOUNTS IN LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVE A THUNDERSTORM. 
THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL CONTINUES THE POTENTIAL FOR RENEWED FLOODING 
IN SOME AREAS, WITH THE MORE VULNERABLE WATERWAYS BEING THE SMALLER 
STREAMS AND CREEKS.

LARGER RIVERS, SUCH AS THE DELAWARE RIVER, ARE EXPECTED TO RESPOND 
AS A RESULT OF THIS NEW RAINFALL. HOWEVER, WATER LEVELS THAT WERE 
REACHED EARLIER THIS WEEK, ARE NOT EXPECTED AS ANTICIPATED RAIN 
AMOUNTS ARE LESS THAN THEY WERE THIS PAST WEEKEND. THE HEAVIEST 
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR WHERE THE SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT 
ENHANCES THE RAIN LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME, 
THE EXACT LOCATION OF WHERE THIS OCCURS IS A BIT UNCERTAIN. HOWEVER, 
IT APPEARS THAT SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE, NORTHEAST MARYLAND 
AND INTO SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA COULD SEE THE HEAVIER RAINFALL.

THE AREA WATERWAYS CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH, THEREFORE A CONCERN FOR 
SOME RENEWED SMALL STREAM AND CREEK FLOODING STILL EXISTS. FOR THIS 
REASON, THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.

RESIDENTS WHO LIVE ALONG THE STREAMS, CREEKS AND RIVERS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE
WATCH AREA, 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 RAINFALL 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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