[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 7/12/2006 10:51:28 AM

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WGUS61 KPHI 121450
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1050 AM EDT WED JUL 12 2006

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-122300-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.A.0005.060712T1900Z-060713T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
EASTON
1050 AM EDT WED JUL 12 2006

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND
  NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN
  NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, MORRIS, SUSSEX AND WARREN, IN EAST CENTRAL
  PENNSYLVANIA, BERKS, LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON AND IN NORTHEAST
  PENNSYLVANIA, CARBON AND MONROE.

* FROM 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* LOW PRESSURE LOCATED IN THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE NORTH
  OF OUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT,
  BRINGING A WEAK COLD FRONT THROUGH OUR AREA. THIS FRONT,
  COMBINED WITH THE EXTREMELY HUMID AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE,
  WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
  THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD
  PRODUCE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY
RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA, WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF URBAN
AREAS, ROADS AND HIGHWAYS, SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS
OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IN A SHORT TIME PERIOD. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH
AREA SHOULD LOOK FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION IF FLOODING OCCURS OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.

FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF
YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA, CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS.
KEEP INFORMED AND BE READY FOR ACTION. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR
IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED, MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. STAY AWAY FROM AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING, AND
NEVER DRIVE THROUGH WATER. TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL
MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON DEVELOPING WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

$$

GORSE

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