[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Watch : PHI@ 3/9/2011 3:42:30 AM

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WGUS61 KPHI 090841
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
341 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015-017>019-PAZ054-055-
060>062-067>071-092200-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0004.110310T1200Z-110311T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON...
WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
341 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW 
 JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
 NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CECIL. 
 IN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER...
 MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...SOMERSET...
 SUSSEX...WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...
 BERKS...BUCKS...CARBON...CHESTER...DELAWARE...LEHIGH...
 MONROE...MONTGOMERY...NORTHAMPTON AND PHILADELPHIA.

* FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED AGAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. RAIN SHOULD
  BEGIN TONIGHT. HOWEVER...THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO
  OCCUR DURING THE DAY THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL
  AMOUNTS SHOULD AVERAGE TWO TO THREE AND A HALF INCHES WITH
  LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS PROBABLE...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER TERRAIN
  LOCATIONS. THESE AMOUNTS WILL BE UPDATED AS THE LATEST MODEL
  INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

* THE ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING
  AREAS...AS WELL AS CAUSE SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS TO RISE OUT
  OF THEIR BANKS. THE RUNOFF SHOULD ALSO CAUSE FLOODING ALONG MAIN
  STEM RIVERS. THE PASSAIC RIVER IS THE MOST VULNERABLE DUE TO
  ONGOING FLOODING. THE RARITAN...DELAWARE AND SCHUYLKILL RIVERS
  ALSO ARE VULNERABLE. MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN AT HIGHER
  THAN NORMAL LEVELS AND WILL NOT RETURN TO NORMAL FLOW BEFORE THIS
  NEXT RAIN STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. PLEASE
MAKE ALL THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TODAY. IF YOU EXPERIENCED
FLOODING WITH THE LAST EVENT THE COURSE OF LEAST REGRET WOULD BE
TO PREPARE FOR IT AGAIN. BECAUSE OF THE RECENT HEAVY RAIN THE
LIKELIHOOD EXISTS FOR THIS UPCOMING EVENT TO AFFECT EVEN MORE
WATERWAYS AND CAUSE POSSIBLY HIGHER CRESTS.

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