Flood Watch for Northwest NJ

3 products issued by NWS for: East Hanover NJ

Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
310 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2011


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NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...NEWTON...
WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
310 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A

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

* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES, IS EXPECTED TO DROP 1.5 TO 2.0 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF AROUND 2.5 INCHES ACROSS THE WATCH
AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING TWO INCHES WILL INCREASE THE
LIKELIHOOD OF CREEK AND SMALLER RIVER FLOODING OCCURRING.

* EXPECT POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING TO OCCUR. PLEASE TRY TO TAKE
ROADWAYS THAT ARE NOT PRONE TO POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING OR LOCATED
NEXT TO CREEKS AND SMALLER RIVERS. THE HEAVIER RAIN SHOULD
IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE AND THE
EFFECTS FROM POTENTIAL FLOODING COULD PERIST INTO THE THURSDAY
MORNING COMMUTE.

* A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW COULD LIMIT THE FLOOD POTENTIAL IN THE FAR
NORTHWEST PART OF THE CURRENT WATCH AREA.

* THE DELAWARE RIVER IS NOT EXPECTED TO FLOOD.
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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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Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
310 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2011

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055-060>062-067>071-062215-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-
SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
310 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2011

.NOW...
THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON LOOK FOR PERIODS OF RAIN TO
CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS BETWEEN
3 PM AND 6 PM SHOULD AVERAGE LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH WITH
POSSIBLY SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS CENTRAL DELMARVA AND
SOUTHEAST NEW JERSEY.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
458 AM EST TUE DEC 6 2011

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NEW CASTLE-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-CHESTER-
MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
458 AM EST TUE DEC 6 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE...CENTRAL
NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

IF RAINFALL EXCEEDS 2 INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...POCKETS OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING COULD
RESULT IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...FAR NORTHERN DELAWARE AND JUST
TO THE WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR OF NEW JERSEY INTO NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF NEW JERSEY.

RAIN MAY END AS SNOW OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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