FLOOD WATCH ISSUED FOR NORTHWEST NJ

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
350 PM EDT MON MAY 16 2011

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NEW CASTLE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-
MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...
MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...
SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...
MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...BETHLEHEM...
EASTON...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA
350 PM EDT MON MAY 16 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW JERSEY AND
PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN
DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN...EASTERN
MONMOUTH...GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...
MORRIS...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...SOMERSET...SUSSEX...WARREN
AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BUCKS...CARBON...
CHESTER...DELAWARE...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...NORTHAMPTON AND
PHILADELPHIA.

* FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
WATCH PERIOD. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

* TWO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO ONE OVER THE
CAROLINAS TOMORROW. THE LOW WILL THEN SHIFT OVER THE OHIO VALLEY ON
THURSDAY BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE ON SATURDAY. BECAUSE OF THE SLOW
MOVEMENT OF THE LOW AND THE TRACK ITSELF, THE REGION WILL EXPERIENCE
A PROLONGED, MOISTURE-RICH SOUTHEAST FLOW THAT IS LIKELY TO RESULT
IN PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IF THESE PREDICTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OCCUR.
FLOODING WOULD FIRST OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AND POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS,
FOLLOWED BY QUICK RESPONDING CREEKS AND STREAMS, FOLLOWED BY LARGER
RIVERS.

AS OF NOW, THE SCHUYLKILL AND DELAWARE RIVERS ARE NOT FORECAST TO
FLOOD EVEN IF THE RAIN AMOUNTS DO MATERIALIZE. RIVERS IN BOTH THE
PASSAIC AND RARITAN BASINS APPEAR MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO POTENTIAL
FLOODING.

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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