[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Watch : PHI@ 9/5/2011 3:46:23 PM

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WGUS61 KPHI 051945
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
345 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS OUR REGION
TONIGHT...AND THEN STALL EAST AND SOUTH OF OUR AREA TUESDAY. THE
OVERALL MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE HIGH...ENHANCED BY THE
REMAINS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM LEE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE GULF
COAST ALONG THE APPALACHIANS.

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062-
067>071-060800-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0012.000000T0000Z-110907T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-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...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
345 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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...SALEM... 
  SOMERSET...SUSSEX...WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN 
  PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...BUCKS...CARBON...CHESTER...DELAWARE... 
  LEHIGH...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...NORTHAMPTON AND PHILADELPHIA. 

* THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING

* GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE NEXT 48
  HOURS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES...WITH
  ISOLATED 6 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE BY NOON WEDNESDAY.

* THE RECORD RAINS OF AUGUST COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN
  THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL LIKELY PROMPT AREAS OF NEW OR
  RENEWED FLOODING...INCLUDING URBAN...STREET AND HIGHWAY...
  BASEMENT...AND SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING.

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 BY MOVING TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.

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