[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Watch : PHI@ 3/22/2010 10:33:34 AM

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FFAPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1032 AM EDT MON MAR 22 2010
 
NJZ013-015-018>020-027-PAZ068-069-071-222245-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...PHILADELPHIA
1032 AM EDT MON MAR 22 2010

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST 
 PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NEW JERSEY...
 CAMDEN...MERCER...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...
 SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN SOUTHEAST 
 PENNSYLVANIA...BUCKS...MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA.

* FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

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

* SINCE STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE ELEVATED...AND SURFACE AND
  ESPECIALLY SUBSURFACE MOISTURE IS HIGH...ADDITIONAL STREAM AND
  EVEN SMALL RIVER FLOODING COULD OCCUR INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
  RESIDENTS LIVING OR DRIVING NEAR STREAMS AND RIVERS 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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NJZ001-007>010-012-222245-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.A.0003.100322T2000Z-100323T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK
1032 AM EDT MON MAR 22 2010

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT 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 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* RAIN... POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL
  TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE
  REGION. GENERAL RAIN AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO BE AROUND 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.

&&

$$

GIGI


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