[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 10/24/2005 3:31:29 PM

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WGUS61 KPHI 241930
FFAPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
330 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

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CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
330 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLOOD WATCH FOR CARBON AND MONROE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE ANTICIPATED UPCOMING RAINFALL
IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE MAJOR FLOODING PROBLEMS. COLDER AIR WILL
BE ARRIVING LATER TONIGHT, THEREFORE THE RAIN MIGHT MIX WITH AND
CHANGE TO WET SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A PERIOD OF WET
SNOW IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT.

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NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-
MIDDLESEX-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON...
WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...READING...ALLENTOWN...
BETHLEHEM...EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...
MEDIA
330 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING TO
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

* NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW JERSEY,
  NORTHERN DELAWARE, MOST OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, AND NORTHEAST
  MARYLAND

* FROM 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON

* A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL DRAW MOISTURE
  NORTHWARD TONIGHT FROM HURRICANE WILMA. WILMA WILL BE
  ACCELERATING TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS SOME
  INTERACTION WITH THE STORM SYSTEM ARRIVING FROM THE WEST
  CONTINUES TO TAKE PLACE. HOWEVER IT IS IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT,
  TO NOT FOCUS ON THE TRACK OF THE CENTER OF WILMA AS THE STORM IS
  LARGER IN SIZE, MEANING THE WIND FIELD EXTENDS OUT FARTHER FROM
  THE CENTER. THIS IS TYPICAL WHEN TROPICAL SYSTEMS INTERACT WITH
  NON TROPICAL WEATHER SYSTEMS. THE CENTER OF WILMA IS FORECAST TO
  STAY WELL OFFSHORE AS IT PARALLELS THE EAST COAST.

* PERIODS OF RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
  THIS EVENING, AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. THERE IS THE
  POTENTIAL FOR SOME OF THE RAIN TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A TOTAL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED.

THIS OCTOBER HAS BEEN A VERY WET MONTH, WITH IT BEING THE WETTEST 
OCTOBER ON RECORD FOR SEVERAL AREAS. SOME OF THE AREA WATERWAYS 
CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH GIVEN THE RAINFALL THIS MONTH, AND SOME HEAVY 
RAIN AS RECENT AS JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND. WITH THE ADDITIONAL 
RAINFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY, THERE IS A CONCERN FOR SOME
OF THE QUICKER RESPONDING WATERWAYS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND 
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. THEREFORE, A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.

AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE AND STREET FLOODING IS POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT 
AND TUESDAY, ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF GREATER RAINFALL RATES. NOW
THAT ADDITIONAL LEAVES ARE FALLING FROM THE TREES, BE AWARE THAT WET 
LEAVES THAT REMAIN ON THE ROAD WILL CREATE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. 
FALLEN LEAVES THAT HAVE COLLECTED ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROADS, MAY 
BLOCK SOME OF THE STORM DRAINS, RESULTING IN SOME INCREASED PONDING 
OF WATER ON SOME ROADS.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. 
CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE 
INTERESTS ALONG RIVERS OR STREAMS IN THE AREA. KEEP INFORMED, AND BE 
READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS 
ISSUED. AS A REMINDER, NEVER DRIVE ACROSS A ROAD WHICH IS COVERED BY 
WATER, AS THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS, OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA 
OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

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