[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Watch : PHI@ 9/7/2011 8:36:31 AM

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WGUS61 KPHI 071235
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
835 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

...ADDITIONAL HEAVY DOWNPOURS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062-
067>071-072100-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0012.000000T0000Z-110908T1000Z/
/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
835 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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 LATE TONIGHT. 

* HEAVY SHOWERS TODAY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
  CONCENTRATED MAINLY FROM EASTERN MARYLAND NORTHWARD THROUGH
  EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA INTO NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. THESE SHOWERS
  MAY TEND TO BE ORGANIZED IN BANDS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH.

* SINCE THE GROUND IS SATURATED, ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL BE
  MOSTLY RUNOFF AND SMALLER STREAMS WILL TEND TO RESPOND QUICKLY
  WITH RENEWED SHARP RISES. ALSO, FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR
  DRAINAGE AND ON ROADWAYS WILL OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

YOU SHOULD MONITOR SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
RENEWED FLOOD WARNINGS OR UPGRADES TO HIGHER CATEGORY RISKS. IF
YOU LIVE IN A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING, BE PREPARED TO
TAKE ACTION AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
DON'T WALK OR PLAY ALONG STREAM BANKS WHICH ARE EXCEEDINGLY
SLIPPERY.

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GORSE