[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Watch : PHI@ 3/12/2010 2:27:10 AM

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WGUS61 KPHI 120726
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
226 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

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055-060>062-067>071-122100-
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NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-
SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
226 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND 
 PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN DELAWARE...
 DELAWARE BEACHES...INLAND SUSSEX...KENT AND NEW CASTLE. IN 
 NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CAROLINE...CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES 
 AND TALBOT. IN NEW JERSEY...ATLANTIC...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE 
 MAY...CAMDEN...CAPE MAY...COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...
 CUMBERLAND...EASTERN MONMOUTH...GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...
 MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...
 OCEAN...SALEM...SOMERSET...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...SUSSEX...
 WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...BUCKS...
 CARBON...CHESTER...DELAWARE...LEHIGH...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...
 NORTHAMPTON AND PHILADELPHIA.

* FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING

A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL BE AFFECTING THE REGION THROUGH
SUNDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE
NATION WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH SATURDAY. A SECOND LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IS FORMING OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST AND WILL MOVE
SLOWLY NORTH INTO THE DELMARVA PENINSULA ON SATURDAY BEFORE
HEADING OFFSHORE.  

THE COMBINATION OF ALL OF THESE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL BRING
RAIN TO THE AREA BEGINNING ON FRIDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH
THIS EVENING WILL AVERAGE FROM AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH IN
THE FAR NORTHERN AREAS TO AROUND AN INCH IN THE DELMARVA PENINSULA.
THE RAIN WILL BECOME EVEN HEAVIER LATER FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY AS THE SECOND LOW APPROACHES THE REGION.

WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED WITH
THIS STORM. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY IN THOSE LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST RAIN.

GIVEN THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN...SMALL STREAMS AND POSSIBLY MAIN STEM
RIVERS WILL REACH FLOOD STAGE. SMALLER STREAMS WILL RESPOND FIRST
TO THE RAINFALL FOLLOWED BY THE LARGER RIVERS. FLOODING COULD
BEGIN AS SOON AS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT ALONG FAST RESPONDING CREEKS...
WHILE THE LARGER... SLOWER RESPONDING RIVERS... COULD SEE FLOODING
PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS ALSO HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO CAUSE FLOODING OF ROADWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING... PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. IN ADDITION TO ANY FLOODING... HEAVY RAIN
CAN CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND ANY
POSSIBLE WARNINGS. PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR RIVERS OR STREAMS THAT ARE
PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE ON HEIGHTENED ALERT AND SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING DEVELOPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

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TFG


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