[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flash Flood Watch 04:30:58.3734

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WGUS61 KPHI 010830
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
430 AM EDT MON AUG 1 2016

NJZ001-007>010-012>015-PAZ054-055-060>062-103>106-012200-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-160802T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-
LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-
UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...
TRENTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...
BETHLEHEM...EASTON...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
430 AM EDT MON AUG 1 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NEW JERSEY...EASTERN MONMOUTH...
  HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...SOMERSET...SUSSEX...
  WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...
  CARBON...EASTERN MONTGOMERY...LEHIGH...LOWER BUCKS...MONROE...
  NORTHAMPTON...UPPER BUCKS AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEEKEND PRODUCED VERY HEAVY
  RAIN AND SERIOUS FLOODING ACROSS PARTS OF THE WATCH AREA. FOUR
  TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN SOME LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS
  AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE
  WATCH AREA. RAINFALL FROM THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD
  LEAD TO MORE FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVE
  ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL.

* THE POTENTIAL EXISTS THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR SOME LOCATIONS TO
  SEE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW RAINFALL IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.
  LOCALIZED ADDITONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A FEW INCHES CANNOT BE
  RULED OUT.

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.

BASEMENT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN FALLING ON SOILS
ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS STORMS. IF YOUR HOME HAS A
HISTORY OF BASEMENT FLOODING... MONITOR YOUR SUMP PUMP FOR PROPER
OPERATION AND IF POSSIBLE... DIRECT OUTSIDE WATER FLOW AWAY FROM
YOUR HOUSE.

&&

$$

AMC


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