Severe Thunderstorm Watch and Flash Flood Watch in Effect for Northwest NJ

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 249
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
405 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 249 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

NJC007-009-011-015-019-033-037-041-281400-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0249.110428T0805Z-110428T1400Z/

NJ
. NEW JERSEY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CAMDEN CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND
GLOUCESTER HUNTERDON SALEM
SUSSEX WARREN
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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
430 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

NJZ001-007-009-PAZ054-055-061-062-290830-
SUSSEX-WARREN-HUNTERDON-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
430 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 249 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW
JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST AND
BRING HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS
COULD CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. THE REGION IS IN A SLIGHT
RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

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Flash Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
413 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AT TIMES TODAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH OUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND INTO THIS EVENING...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRECEDING
AND ACCOMPANYING IT. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

NJZ001-007>010-012-015-PAZ054-055-061-062-281600-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FF.A.0001.110428T1000Z-110429T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-CARBON-
MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
413 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

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

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NEW JERSEY...HUNTERDON...MERCER...
MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...SOMERSET...SUSSEX AND WARREN. IN
PENNSYLVANIA...CARBON...LEHIGH...MONROE AND NORTHAMPTON.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT
ARE FORECAST TO PRODUCE THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO ONE INCH
OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TODAY. LOCAL AMOUNTS MAY BE
NEAR ONE AND A HALF INCHES. THE GROUND IS MOSTLY STILL VERY
WET...AND EXPECTED HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
COULD LEAD TO AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING.

* THE HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING ON STREAMS AND
CREEKS...AS WELL AS ON ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.
THE QUICKER-RESPONDING RIVERS WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT RISES AND
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO EXCEED BANKFULL AS WELL.

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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