[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 9/5/2006 10:01:10 AM

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WGUS61 KPHI 051400
FFAPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1000 AM EDT TUE SEP 5 2006

MDZ008-NJZ016>019-027-PAZ060-052200-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CECIL-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING
1000 AM EDT TUE SEP 5 2006

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MARYLAND...
  SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING 
  THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CECIL IN 
  SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...NORTHWESTERN 
  BURLINGTON...SALEM AND SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON IN EAST CENTRAL 
  PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC 
  STATES TODAY WILL PASS OFF THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTS 
  TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL TAP BOTH MOISTURE FROM THE DEEP SOUTH 
  AND SOME OF THE HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE FROM WHAT WAS ONCE PACIFIC 
  HURRICANE JOHN. 

* RAIN AMOUNTS COULD TOTAL BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES WITH THIS
  SYSTEM. WITH THE PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN FROM THE REMNANTS OF
  ERNESTO STILL RUNNING OFF AND THE SOILS WETTER THAN NORMAL...
  ISOLATED FLOODING FROM MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS
  POSSIBLE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH WOULD
  ONLY ADD TO THE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING
  POTENTIAL. SEVERAL RIVER AND STREAMS ARE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING
  AND THESE INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE COOPER RIVER IN
  CAMDEN COUNTY...PENNSAUKEN CREEK IN CAMDEN COUNTY...RANCOACAS
  CREEK IN BURLINGTON COUNTY...ELK CREEK IN CECIL COUNTY...AND THE
  MANATAWNY CREEK IN BERKS COUNTY.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG STREAMS
AND CREEKS. 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 FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

$$

DEZ001-NJZ015-PAZ067>071-052200-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-060906T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-MERCER-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA
1000 AM EDT TUE SEP 5 2006

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND 
  SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
  NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...MERCER 
  IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...BUCKS...CHESTER...DELAWARE...
  MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC 
  STATES TODAY WILL PASS OFF THE DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY COASTS 
  TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL TAP BOTH MOISTURE FROM THE DEEP SOUTH 
  AND SOME OF THE HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE FROM WHAT WAS ONCE PACIFIC 
  HURRICANE JOHN. 

* RAIN AMOUNTS COULD TOTAL BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES WITH THIS 
  SYSTEM. WITH THE PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN FROM THE REMNANTS OF 
  ERNESTO STILL RUNNING OFF AND THE SOILS WETTER THAN NORMAL... 
  ISOLATED FLOODING FROM MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS 
  POSSIBLE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH WOULD 
  ONLY ADD TO THE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING 
  POTENTIAL. SEVERAL STREAMS ARE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING AND 
  THESE INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE VALLEY CREEK...THE 
  EAST BRANCH OF THE BRANDYWINE CREEK AND FRENCH CREEK IN 
  CHESTER COUNTY...THE NESHAMINY CREEK IN BUCKS COUNTY...THE 
  ASSUNPINK CREEK IN MERCER COUNTY AND THE CHRISTINA RIVER IN 
  NEW CASTLE COUNTY. 

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG STREAMS
AND CREEKS. 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 FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

$$


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