Flash Flood Watch Just Issued for Tomorrow for Northeastern and East Central PA and Northwestern NJ

Flash Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
155 PM EDT THU JUL 28 2016


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SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
EASTON
155 PM EDT THU JUL 28 2016

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY
  AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN
  NEW JERSEY...MORRIS...SUSSEX AND WARREN. IN PENNSYLVANIA...
  BERKS...CARBON...LEHIGH...MONROE AND NORTHAMPTON.

* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE ACTIVITY WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL CONTAIN TORRENTIAL
  RAINFALL AND RESULT IN A LOCALIZED FLASH FLOOD THREAT.

* THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAIN STILL REMAINS UNCERTAIN. HOWEVER...
  THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 OR MORE INCHES
  IN ONE HOUR WILL BRING THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING PARTICULARLY
  IN URBAN AREAS. ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE
  ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS EVENT WHERE STORMS MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER
  THE SAME AREA.

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.