Flash Flood Watch
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
329 PM EDT Thu Mar 21 2024

DEZ001>004-NJZ008>010-012>027-PAZ070-071-101>106-220800-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.A.0005.240323T0800Z-240324T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
New Castle-Kent-Inland Sussex-Delaware Beaches-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-Delaware-Philadelphia-
Western Chester-Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-Eastern
Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
Including the cities of Hammonton, Dover, Perkasie, Jackson, Cape
May Court House, Oxford, Norristown, Somerville, Wharton State
Forest, Lansdale, Collegeville, New Brunswick, Cherry Hill, Long
Beach Island, Rehoboth Beach, Trenton, Philadelphia, Media,
Chalfont, Flemington, Mount Holly, Kennett Square, Morrisville,
Sandy Hook, Glassboro, Camden, Georgetown, Wilmington, Honey
Brook, Moorestown, Atlantic City, Pennsville, Doylestown,
Millville, Morristown, West Chester, Pottstown, Freehold, and
Ocean City
329 PM EDT Thu Mar 21 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Delaware, including the following areas,
  Delaware Beaches, Inland Sussex, Kent and New Castle, New Jersey,
  including the following areas, Atlantic, Atlantic Coastal Cape
  May, Camden, Cape May, Coastal Atlantic, Coastal Ocean,
  Cumberland, Eastern Monmouth, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer,
  Middlesex, Morris, Northwestern Burlington, Ocean, Salem,
  Somerset, Southeastern Burlington and Western Monmouth, and
  southeast Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Delaware,
  Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, Philadelphia,
  Upper Bucks, Western Chester and Western Montgomery.

* WHEN...From late Friday night through Sunday morning.

* 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...
  - Widespread heavy rainfall of 2.5 to 3.5 inches is forecasted
    Friday night through Saturday night with locally higher
    amounts possible. Excessive runoff may continue to cause
    rivers, creeks, and streams to rise on Sunday, even when the
    heavy rain has stopped.
  - 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.

&&

$$

MJL


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