[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Watch : PHI@ 9/5/2011 10:45:56 PM

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WGUS61 KPHI 060245
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1045 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL OCCUR IN PARTS OF THE FLOOD WATCH AREA
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...

.A COLD FRONT IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY THIS EVENING WILL STALL SOUTH
OF REGION 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>071-061045-
/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
1045 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. 

* ALREADY AS OF 10 PM...2 TO NEARLY 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
  ACCUMULATED IN PARTS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHWEST NEW
  JERSEY.

* A BAND OF OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA TO
  WASHINGTON DC TO NEAR ALLENTOWN PENNSYLVANIA WILL CONTINUE
  EXTENDING INTO NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY OVERNIGHT. THE BAND MAY
  DRIFT SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST DURING THE NIGHT...BUT SHOULD
  CONTINUE THE PRODUCTION OF FLOOD PRODUCING RAINS IN PARTS OF
  EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA INTO NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. PLEASE MONITOR
  FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WARNINGS ALREADY ISSUED. A FEW LOCATIONS
  ALREADY WITH MORE THAN 2 INCHES ON MONDAY MAY HAVE STORM TOTALS
  BETWEEN 4 AND 5 INCHES BY 8AM TUESDAY.

* THE RECORD RAINS OF AUGUST COMBINED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN 
  THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL LIKELY PROMPT MORE 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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