[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 10/24/2005 9:48:09 PM

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WGUS61 KPHI 250147
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
947 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

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251100-
/X.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0003.051025T0200Z-051025T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
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
947 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

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

* THROUGH 6 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON

* A SIGNIFICANT COASTAL STORM DEVELOPING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST
  WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD.
  THIS SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH HURRICANE WILMA, AS WILMA
  ACCELERATES TO THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE CENTER
  OF WILMA IS FORECAST TO STAY WELL OFFSHORE AS IT PARALLELS THE
  EAST COAST. THE COASTAL STORM WILL IMPACT OUR REGION GREATLY.

* PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. SOME OF THE
  RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A
  TOTAL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
  EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA.

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 OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY, THERE IS A
CONCERN FOR SOME OF THE QUICKER RESPONDING WATERWAYS, ESPECIALLY
ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. THEREFORE, THE FLOOD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE AND STREET FLOODING IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT 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.

$$

GORSE

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