[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flash Flood Watch 15:15:08.2856

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FFAPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
314 PM EDT Thu Aug 2 2018

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Carbon-Monroe-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-
Including the cities of Jim Thorpe, Stroudsburg, Reading,
Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton
314 PM EDT Thu Aug 2 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for

* Portions of east central Pennsylvania and northeast
  Pennsylvania, including the following areas, in east central
  Pennsylvania, Berks, Lehigh, and Northampton. In northeast
  Pennsylvania, Carbon and Monroe.

* Through Saturday morning

* Showers and thunderstorms containing heavy downpours will
  impact the region through this evening. This activity will
  become better organized in the early evening, and then will
  eventually weaken towards midnight tonight. While rainfall
  amounts area wide will generally average under one inch, locally
  heavy rainfall of 2 to 3 inches are possible where
  thunderstorms move over the same location. There will be a lull
  in the activity between around midnight or so tonight and Friday
  afternoon. For Friday afternoon through Friday night, another
  round of showers and thunderstorm producing heavy rainfall is
  expected. Therefore, the Flash Flood Watch has been extended
  through Saturday morning to cover the following round of
  activity.

* Heavy rainfall within a short period of time can lead to
  rapidly rising water and flash flooding, particularly in urban
  areas, along small creeks and streams as the ground is already
  very saturated due to recent heavy rains over the past two
  weeks.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Watch means that there is the potential for flash
flooding which can be life-threatening. Heavy rain is expected to
occur over a short period of time. Rapidly rising flood waters
may quickly inundate roadways and areas of poor drainage. Streams
and creeks could leave their banks, flooding nearby properties.

Please monitor the forecast, especially if you live in a location
that is prone to flooding. Be prepared to take action if a flash
flood warning is issued for your area.

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MPS


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