[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Watch : PHI@ 9/6/2011 8:56:31 AM

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WGUS61 KPHI 061256
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
856 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011

...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...

MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE WILL CONTINUE TO
BE DRAWN NORTHWARD AND INTO OUR REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS A
RESULT...HEAVY RAIN IS ANTICIPATED AND A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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067>071-062100-
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/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
856 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 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 COUNTIES..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

* THIS WATCH INCLUDES MUCH OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...WESTERN AND
  CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN DELAWARE AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN
  MARYLAND.

* BY THIS MORNING...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAD OCCURRED
  FROM THE NORTHERN END OF CHESAPEAKE BAY UP ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
  PENNSYLVANIA AND THE LEHIGH VALLEY TO THE POCONOS AND
  NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IS FORECAST TO BRING TOTAL AMOUNTS INTO
  THE 3 TO 5 1/2 INCH RANGE IN THOSE AREAS.

* BY THIS MORNING...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1/4 TO 1 INCH HAD OCCURRED
  FROM NORTHERN DELAWARE UP ACROSS PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHWESTERN
  NEW JERSEY TO CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH
  THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IS FORECAST TO BRING TOTAL AMOUNTS
  INTO THE 1 1/2 TO 3 INCH RANGE IN THOSE AREAS.

* FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS AND IN AREAS
  OF POOR DRAINAGE. SOME ROADWAY FLOODING IS ALSO ANTICIPATED.
  RISES ARE LIKELY ON THE MAIN STEM RIVERS IN THE REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

YOU SHOULD MONITOR SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. IF YOU LIVE IN A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO
FLOODING...BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

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