[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Watch : PHI@ 7/13/2010 8:48:06 PM

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WGUS61 KPHI 140047
FFAPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
847 PM EDT TUE JUL 13 2010

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MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK
847 PM EDT TUE JUL 13 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW JERSEY 
  AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
  CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...EASTERN MONMOUTH AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN 
  NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...MIDDLESEX.

* THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING

* AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN FELL IN PARTS OF THIS INLAND CENTRAL NEW
  JERSEY REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME LOCATIONS APPEARED TO
  HAVE RECEIVED 2 INCHES.

* HEAVY SHOWERS WERE ALREADY REDEVELOPING THIS EVENING FROM JUST
  NORTH OF PHILADELPHIA TO NEAR TRENTON AND NEW BRUNSWICK NEW JERSEY.

* ADDITIONALLY...A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
  WILL ARRIVE FROM BALTIMORE WASHINGTON OVERNIGHT AND THEN PIVOT
  OUT TO SEA OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST SOMETIME LATE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING OR MIDDAY. 

* THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAINS MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DELAYS WEDNESDAY
  MORNING BECAUSE OF PONDING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

* POCKETS OF NEW RAINFALL FROM 9 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM WEDNESDAY  MAY
  EXCEED 4 INCHES IN A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS WITH FAIRLY WIDESPREAD
  NEW 1 INCH AMOUNTS.

* ANY HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN RAPIDLY RISING WATER LEVELS ON 
 SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. FLOODING WILL OCCUR ON ROADWAYS AND 
 IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. 

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 THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

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NEW CASTLE-CECIL-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA
847 PM EDT TUE JUL 13 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW 
 JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
 AREAS...IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST 
 MARYLAND...CECIL. IN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...
 MERCER...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON AND SALEM. IN SOUTHEAST 
 PENNSYLVANIA...BUCKS...CHESTER...DELAWARE...MONTGOMERY AND 
 PHILADELPHIA.

* THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING


* AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN FELL IN PARTS OF THE REGION TODAY WITH FAR
  NORTHEAST DELAWARE AND THE PHILADELPHIA AREA HIT HARD THIS
  MORNING AND THEN A LATE AFTERNOON HEAVY DOUSING IN NORTH CENTRAL
  NEW JERSEY. SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVED 2 TO 3.5 INCHES TODAY. THIS
  COMBINED WITH SPOTTY HEAVY RAINS THE PREVIOUS COUPLE OF DAYS IS
  SETTING THE STAGE FOR A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS LOCALIZED FLOOD
  EPISODE EARLY WEDNESDAY.

* HEAVY SHOWERS WERE ALREADY REDEVELOPING THIS EVENING FROM JUST
  NORTH OF PHILADELPHIA TO NEAR TRENTON AND NEW BRUNSWICK NEW JERSEY.

* ADDITIONALLY...A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
  WILL ARRIVE FROM BALTIMORE WASHINGTON OVERNIGHT AND THEN PIVOT
  OUT TO SEA OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST SOMETIME LATE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING OR MIDDAY. URBAN CENTERS WILL BE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE
  TO FLOODING RAINS WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM NEAR WILMINGTON TO
  NEAR PHILADELPHIA AND TRENTON. 

* THE EXPECTED HEAVY RAINS MAY CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL TRAVEL DELAYS
  WEDNESDAY MORNING BECAUSE OF PONDING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

* POCKETS OF NEW RAINFALL FROM 9 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM WEDNESDAY
  MAY EXCEED 4 INCHES IN A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS WITH FAIRLY
  WIDESPREAD NEW 1 INCH AMOUNTS.


* ANY HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN RAPIDLY RISING WATER LEVELS ON 
  SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. FLOODING WILL OCCUR ON ROADWAYS AND 
  IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. 

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 THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$


DRAG