[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Watch : PHI@ 3/7/2008 3:25:25 PM

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WGUS61 KPHI 072024
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
324 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

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

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL
TRACK NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. AN INITIAL SURGE OF
MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS
EVENING...FOLLOWED BY A SECOND STRONGER SURGE ON SATURDAY.
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE ENDING LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062-
067>071-081000-
/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
324 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

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

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY
  AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...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 MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT

* RAIN HAS OVERSPREAD THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE FOR TONIGHT AND 
  SATURDAY. THE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1.5 
  TO 2.5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA FROM TONIGHT 
  THROUGH 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 TONIGHT   
  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.

PLEASE REFER TO RIVER STATEMENTS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE AT 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI FOR SPECIFIC CREST INFORMATION ON VARIOUS RIVER 
SYSTEMS IN OUR HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA.

ANOTHER WAY TO CHECK EXISTING AND FORECAST CONDITIONS ON WATERWAYS
THROUGHOUT OUR REGION IS TO MONITOR THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC 
PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ WHICH IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE.  
JUST CLICK THE AHPS ICON ON THE LEFT HAND MENU.

$$

AMC