[W2CRA] Flood Watch Issued

[Bill Powell]

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for our area.

Please make sure your family and property are prepared for flooding and possible loss of power.
Make sure you know where your portable radio equipment is located and make sure your batteries are charged freshly and fully charged.

Watch E-Mail or monitor .375/.015 for a possible alert.

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
304 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2006

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SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON
304 PM EDT SAT APR 22 2006

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND NORTHERN
  NEW JERSEY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL NEW
  JERSEY...MERCER. IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...HUNTERDON...
  MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...SOMERSET...SUSSEX AND WARREN.

* THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING

* LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION INTO
  MONDAY. AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH OUR AREA
  ON SUNDAY. WHILE THIS COMPLEX SCENARIO UNFOLDS, A SECONDARY AREA
  OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ON THE FRONT AND ENHANCE RAINFALL
  TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC REGION.

* RAIN WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS
  THROUGH EARLY ON SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM TWO TO FOUR
  INCHES. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM CAN NOT BE RULED OUT.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG STREAMS
AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR
PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR
ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

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