[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Watch : PHI@ 1/31/2013 4:00:58 AM

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WGUS61 KPHI 310900
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
400 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013

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101>106-311100-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-
MIDDLESEX-MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-
EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON...
WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...
ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...
HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...
COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...
PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
400 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE FLASH 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...HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS... 
  SOMERSET...SUSSEX AND WARREN. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS... 
  CARBON...DELAWARE...EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN MONTGOMERY... 
  LEHIGH...LOWER BUCKS...MONROE...NORTHAMPTON...PHILADELPHIA... 
  UPPER BUCKS...WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY. 

* UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING

* HEAVY FAST MOVING SHOWERS WILL END BY 6 AM.

* SPOTTY FLOODING OF SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS WAS STILL OCCURRING
  IN PARTS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE REMAINING RUNOFF MAY CAUSE
  A LITTLE MORE FLOODING EVEN AFTER THE RAIN ENDS. THERE HAS BEEN
  CONSIDERABLE POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING OVERNIGHT.

* STORM TOTAL RAINFALL...OVER EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
  PENNSYLVANIA GENERALLY BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.5 INCHES OCCURRED WITH
  AROUND 1 TO 1.5 INCHES IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHEAST
  PENNSYLVANIA INTO NORTHERN DELAWARE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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