[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Watch : PHI@ 6/11/2009 3:16:40 PM

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WGUS61 KPHI 111915
FFAPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
315 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-120900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.A.0002.090612T0000Z-090612T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
EASTON
315 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND 
  PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN NEW 
  JERSEY...MORRIS...SUSSEX AND WARREN. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...
  CARBON...LEHIGH...MONROE AND NORTHAMPTON.

* FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* THE FIRST PART OF JUNE HAS BEEN VERY WET AND MORE RAIN IS ON THE
  WAY TONIGHT, AND SOME OF IT COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES. IN
  ADDITION, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS
  ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA BORDER AND SOME OF THE
  THUNDERSTORMS COULD REACH INTO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA
  TONIGHT, ADDING TO THE POTENTIAL THREAT.

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES, WITH AS
  MUCH AS THREE INCHES FALLING IN SOME ISOLATED AREAS. THE HEAVIEST
  RAIN WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT UNTIL 6 AM BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY
  MID MORNING FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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