[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 3/7/2008 4:21:37 AM

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WGUS61 KPHI 070921
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
421 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...AREAS OF FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING NEAR THE GULF COAST WILL TRACK
NORTHEASTWARD TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE APPEARS TO BE TWO
SEPARATE SYSTEMS THAT WILL AFFECT OUR AREA, THE FIRST BEING WEAKER
AND TRACKING ACROSS OUR AREA TONIGHT. THE SECOND IS MORE POTENT
AND WILL MOVE ACROSS OUR REGION ON SATURDAY. BOTH OF THESE SYSTEMS
WILL BRING SURGES OF MOISTURE ACROSS OUR ENTIRE AREA, WITH SOME
OF THE RAIN POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES.

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062-
067>071-072200-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0005.080308T0500Z-080309T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON...
WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA
421 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE, NORTHEAST MARYLAND, NEW JERSEY
  AND PENNSYLVANIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN NORTHERN
  DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND, CECIL. IN NEW
  JERSEY, CAMDEN, GLOUCESTER, HUNTERDON, MERCER, MIDDLESEX,
  MORRIS, NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, SALEM, SOMERSET, SUSSEX, WARREN
  AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA, BERKS, BUCKS, CARBON,
  CHESTER, DELAWARE, LEHIGH, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, NORTHAMPTON AND
  PHILADELPHIA.

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

* RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL THEN CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY, AND
  POSSIBLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE WATCH
  AREA OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FROM LATE TODAY INTO
  LATE SATURDAY. SOME LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE 3.0 INCHES OF RAIN.

* RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE REGION CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH AS A
  RESULT OF THE HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
  WEDNESDAY. THE GROUND ALSO REMAINS NEARLY SATURATED AT MOST
  LOCATIONS. AS A RESULT, THE HEAVY RAIN THAT FALLS FROM LATE
  TODAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY WILL QUICKLY CAUSE RIVER AND STREAM
  LEVELS TO RISE. MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON MANY AREA RIVERS
  AND STREAMS OVER THE WEEKEND. SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY
  EXPERIENCE MODERATE FLOODING GIVEN THEIR FASTER RESPONSE TO
  HEAVY RAINFALL. IN ADDITION, THERE MAY ALSO BE FLOODING ON SOME
  ROADWAYS AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN
AND FLOODING IN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE AT A LOCATION THAT IS
PRONE TO FLOODING, BE SURE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS. BE READY TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF
A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

ONE WAY TO CHECK EXISTING AND FORECAST CONDITIONS ON WATERWAYS
THROUGHOUT OUR 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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GORSE