Flash Flood Watch Just Issued for Northwest NJ Through Thursday Afternoon

Flash Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
241 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2011

NJZ001-007-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-290300-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FF.A.0009.000000T0000Z-110929T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUSSEX-WARREN-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-
MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
241 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...SUSSEX AND
WARREN. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...BUCKS...CARBON...CHESTER...
DELAWARE...LEHIGH...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...NORTHAMPTON AND
PHILADELPHIA.

* THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON

* THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINS AT TIMES THROUGH
THURSDAY. THE GROUND REMAIN VERY WET FROM THE RAINS OF THE PAST
MONTH AND CAN NOT HOLD MUCH RAINFALL.

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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