[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Watch : PHI@ 12/11/2008 4:01:29 AM

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WGUS61 KPHI 110900
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
400 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ007>010-012-013-015>023-027-
PAZ060>062-067>071-111800-
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NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-
CAROLINE-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-
MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...
WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
400 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND 
  PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN DELAWARE...
  INLAND SUSSEX...KENT AND NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...
  CAROLINE...CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES AND TALBOT. IN NEW 
  JERSEY...ATLANTIC...CAMDEN...CAPE MAY...CUMBERLAND...
  GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...
  NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...SALEM...SOMERSET...
  SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN 
  PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...BUCKS...CHESTER...DELAWARE...LEHIGH...
  MONTGOMERY...NORTHAMPTON AND PHILADELPHIA.

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE
  SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. STEADY RAINS AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM SHOULD
  ARRIVE THIS MORNING, THEN BECOME HEAVIER AND STEADIER BY LATE
  AFTERNOON, CONTINUING HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME
  PRECIPITATION ENDS FRIDAY MORNING, BETWEEN 2.5 AND 3.5 INCHES OF
  RAIN IS POSSIBLE.

* THE MAIN STEM DELAWARE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO STAY WELL WITHIN ITS
  BANKS, BUT TRIBUTARY STREAMS SUCH AS THE PERKIOMEN, NESHAMINY
  AND CHESTER CREEKS COULD EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING IF ENOUGH
  RAIN HAPPENS TO FALL OVER THESE WATERSHEDS. IN ADDITION, THE
  SMALLER RIVERS SUCH AS THE SCHUYLKILL, RARITAN AND PASSAIC
  RIVERS COULD EXPERIENCE THREE-QUARTERS TO NEAR BANKFULL
  CONDITIONS DEPENDING ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAPPENS TO FALL.

  RESIDENTS ALONG WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT THE REGION SHOULD KEEP
  ABREAST OF CHANGING STREAM LEVELS TODAY AND TONIGHT AND BE
  PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. THE
  THREAT FROM FLOODING DURING THIS EVENT IS MORE LIKELY ALONG
  SMALLER STREAMS RATHER THAN ALONG THE RIVERS. FLOODING FROM
  PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE CAN
  ALSO BE EXPECTED.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT
FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.

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