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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
324 PM EDT WED APR 3 2024
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NEW CASTLE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN
BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-
EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STROUDSBURG, KENNETT SQUARE, NEWTON,
EASTON, DOYLESTOWN, GLASSBORO, SOMERVILLE, CAMDEN, PERKASIE,
BETHLEHEM, OXFORD, MOUNT HOLLY, WILMINGTON, JIM THORPE, HONEY
BROOK, CHALFONT, CHERRY HILL, WEST CHESTER, POTTSTOWN, LANSDALE,
NORRISTOWN, MOORESTOWN, FLEMINGTON, COLLEGEVILLE, TRENTON,
WASHINGTON, NEW BRUNSWICK, FREEHOLD, MEDIA, PHILADELPHIA,
PENNSVILLE, MORRISVILLE, READING, MORRISTOWN, AND ALLENTOWN
324 PM EDT WED APR 3 2024
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREA, NEW CASTLE, NEW JERSEY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS,
CAMDEN, GLOUCESTER, HUNTERDON, MERCER, MIDDLESEX, MORRIS,
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, SALEM, SOMERSET, SUSSEX, WARREN AND
WESTERN MONMOUTH, AND PENNSYLVANIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS,
BERKS, CARBON, DELAWARE, EASTERN CHESTER, EASTERN MONTGOMERY,
LEHIGH, LOWER BUCKS, MONROE, NORTHAMPTON, PHILADELPHIA, UPPER
BUCKS, WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY.
* WHEN...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- HEAVY RAIN TUESDAY AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MEANS THE GROUND IS
ALREADY SATURATED SO ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL QUICKLY BECOME
RUNOFF. ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE AS ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. ROADWAY FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. THERE IS ALSO
A RISK FOR RIVER FLOODING. SOME RIVER, CREEK, AND STREAM
LEVELS MAY CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK EVEN
AFTER THE RAIN HAS ENDED.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
SFJ
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