[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Watch : PHI@ 9/7/2011 3:35:25 PM

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WGUS61 KPHI 071934
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
334 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

...ADDITIONAL HEAVY DOWNPOURS EXPECTED INTO THURSDAY...

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062-
067>071-080900-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0012.000000T0000Z-110908T2200Z/
/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
334 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

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 THURSDAY AFTERNOON

* HEAVY SHOWERS TODAY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
  CONCENTRATED MAINLY FROM EASTERN MARYLAND NORTHWARD THROUGH
  EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA INTO NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY INTO WEDNESDAY
  EVENING. THESE SHOWERS MAY TEND TO BE ORGANIZED IN BANDS FROM
  SOUTH TO NORTH. IF THESE BANDS MOVE OVER THE SAME PLACES...
  FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS IN ADDITION TO FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BECOME
  NECESSARY.

* BANDS OF HEAVIER RAIN ARE ALSO LIKELY TO DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER
  THE NORTHERN PART OF THE WATCH AREA LATER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON ADDITIONAL
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 4.0 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH
  AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE WATCH
  AREA. 

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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