[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Watch : PHI@ 3/22/2010 4:33:00 AM

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FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
432 AM EDT MON MAR 22 2010

...MORE RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES COULD CAUSE RENEWED FLOODING MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS
THIS EVENING WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT AND MONDAY AND PASS
OVER OUR AREA TUESDAY.

NJZ001-007>010-012-222100-
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SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK
432 AM EDT MON MAR 22 2010

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
 INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
 MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...SOMERSET...SUSSEX AND WARREN. IN 
 NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...HUNTERDON.

* FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON

* RAIN, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
  WILL TAPER OFF DURING TUESDAY MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES
  ACROSS THE REGION. GENERAL RAIN AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN
  THE RANGE OF ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLY AROUND TWO INCHES.

* SINCE STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE ELEVATED...AND SURFACE AND
  ESPECIALLY SUBSURFACE MOISTURE IS HIGH...ADDITIONAL SMALL STREAM
  AND EVEN RIVER FLOODING COULD OCCUR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
  RESIDENTS IN AREAS ALONG THE PASSAIC AND RARITAN RIVER BASINS
  WHERE FLOODING WAS RECENT MAY EXPERIENCE RENEWED FLOODING INTO
  THE MIDDLE OF THIS COMING WEEK...AND ARE URGED TO CHECK
  PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF A WARNING
  IS ISSUED OR FLOODING OCCURS.

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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