[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 2/17/2008 3:45:34 PM

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WGUS61 KPHI 172045
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
345 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008

...FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON...

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SUSSEX-WARREN-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
345 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND
PENNSYLVANIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WHILE RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES IS
STILL LIKELY TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY, RAIN AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST
TO REMAIN BELOW LEVELS NECESSARY FOR WIDESPREAD FLOODING.
MOTORISTS ARE STILL CAUTIONED TO USE APPROPRIATE CARE WHILE
ENCOUNTERING PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS.

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MORRIS-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...SOMERVILLE
345 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2008

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST MONDAY THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  AREAS...MORRIS AND SOMERSET COUNTIES

* FROM 1 AM EST MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON

* LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT LAKES THIS EVENING...
  BRINGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY. A MOIST AIRMASS
  AHEAD OF THE FRONT, ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS JUST OFF THE SURFACE
  AS WELL AS HIGHER IN THE ATMOSPHERE, WILL HELP TO ENHANCE
  PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. PRECIPITATION
  AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO
  ONE INCH, WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE COMBINATION OF THIS
  HEAVY RAIN, ALONG WITH SATURATED GROUND FROM PREVIOUS RAIN,
  COULD LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG FLOOD-PRONE RIVERS...CREEKS...AND
  STREAMS. IN ADDITION, FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AREAS AND
  ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.

* BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE 
  THE DANGERS OF FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS 
  WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO 
  GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. 

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.

ONE WAY TO KEEP ABREAST OF EXISTING AND FORECASTED WATER
CONDITIONS ON WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT THE REGION IS TO MONITOR THE
ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ AVAILABLE ON OUR
HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI. JUST CLICK THE AHPS ICON ON THE
LEFT HAND MENU.

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