[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flash Flood Watch 15:06:47.1043

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WGUS61 KPHI 252006
FFAPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
306 PM EST Thu Jan 25 2018

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Warren-Monroe-Northampton-
Including the cities of Washington, Stroudsburg, Bethlehem,
and Easton
306 PM EST Thu Jan 25 2018

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

The Flood Watch is now in effect for

* Portions of northern New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including
  the following areas, in northern New Jersey, Warren. In
  Pennsylvania, Monroe and Northampton.

* Through Sunday afternoon

* Flooding from ice jams is possible near and along the Delaware
  River below the Smithfield Beach National Recreation Area.

* Four miles of river ice currently exists from the Smithfield
  Beach National Recreation Area downstream to the confluence of
  Brodhead Creek. The ice is mostly bank to bank and is causing
  restrictions. These restrictions can be seen at the Tocks Island
  USGS River Gauge.

* Although Tocks Island is measuring higher water, because there
  is ice present, exact water levels may not be representative.

* Keep in mind that flooding impacts that are normally seen with
  water moving downstream can vary with water backing up.

* Although water levels have decreased today, four miles of mostly
  solid ice remains in the river. With temperatures warming into
  the 50s this weekend and barely dipping below freezing at night,
  melting and fracturing will become more likely. Additional
  restrictions or ice jams could develop further downstream.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.

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Kruzdlo


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