(wish this was snow...mumble...mumble...mumble...)
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
400 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-
CAROLINE-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-
MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...
WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
400 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND
PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN DELAWARE...
INLAND SUSSEX...KENT AND NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...
CAROLINE...CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES AND TALBOT. IN NEW
JERSEY...ATLANTIC...CAMDEN...CAPE MAY...CUMBERLAND...
GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...SALEM...SOMERSET...
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN
PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...BUCKS...CHESTER...DELAWARE...LEHIGH...
MONTGOMERY...NORTHAMPTON AND PHILADELPHIA.
* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. STEADY RAINS AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM SHOULD
ARRIVE THIS MORNING, THEN BECOME HEAVIER AND STEADIER BY LATE
AFTERNOON, CONTINUING HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME
PRECIPITATION ENDS FRIDAY MORNING, BETWEEN 2.5 AND 3.5 INCHES OF
RAIN IS POSSIBLE.
* THE MAIN STEM DELAWARE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO STAY WELL WITHIN ITS
BANKS, BUT TRIBUTARY STREAMS SUCH AS THE PERKIOMEN, NESHAMINY
AND CHESTER CREEKS COULD EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING IF ENOUGH
RAIN HAPPENS TO FALL OVER THESE WATERSHEDS. IN ADDITION, THE
SMALLER RIVERS SUCH AS THE SCHUYLKILL, RARITAN AND PASSAIC
RIVERS COULD EXPERIENCE THREE-QUARTERS TO NEAR BANKFULL
CONDITIONS DEPENDING ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAPPENS TO FALL.
RESIDENTS ALONG WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT THE REGION SHOULD KEEP
ABREAST OF CHANGING STREAM LEVELS TODAY AND TONIGHT AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. THE
THREAT FROM FLOODING DURING THIS EVENT IS MORE LIKELY ALONG
SMALLER STREAMS RATHER THAN ALONG THE RIVERS. FLOODING FROM
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE CAN
ALSO BE EXPECTED.
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.
Flood Watch SEPA/NJ till 6AM Dec 12th
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Flood Watch SEPA/NJ till 6AM Dec 12th
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Re: Fllod Watch SEPA/NJ till 6AM Dec 12th
angelwing wrote:(wish this was snow...mumble...mumble...mumble...)
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
400 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-
CAROLINE-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-
MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...
WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
400 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND
PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN DELAWARE...
INLAND SUSSEX...KENT AND NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...
CAROLINE...CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES AND TALBOT. IN NEW
JERSEY...ATLANTIC...CAMDEN...CAPE MAY...CUMBERLAND...
GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...SALEM...SOMERSET...
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN
PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...BUCKS...CHESTER...DELAWARE...LEHIGH...
MONTGOMERY...NORTHAMPTON AND PHILADELPHIA.
* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. STEADY RAINS AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM SHOULD
ARRIVE THIS MORNING, THEN BECOME HEAVIER AND STEADIER BY LATE
AFTERNOON, CONTINUING HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME
PRECIPITATION ENDS FRIDAY MORNING, BETWEEN 2.5 AND 3.5 INCHES OF
RAIN IS POSSIBLE.
* THE MAIN STEM DELAWARE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO STAY WELL WITHIN ITS
BANKS, BUT TRIBUTARY STREAMS SUCH AS THE PERKIOMEN, NESHAMINY
AND CHESTER CREEKS COULD EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING IF ENOUGH
RAIN HAPPENS TO FALL OVER THESE WATERSHEDS. IN ADDITION, THE
SMALLER RIVERS SUCH AS THE SCHUYLKILL, RARITAN AND PASSAIC
RIVERS COULD EXPERIENCE THREE-QUARTERS TO NEAR BANKFULL
CONDITIONS DEPENDING ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAPPENS TO FALL.
RESIDENTS ALONG WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT THE REGION SHOULD KEEP
ABREAST OF CHANGING STREAM LEVELS TODAY AND TONIGHT AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. THE
THREAT FROM FLOODING DURING THIS EVENT IS MORE LIKELY ALONG
SMALLER STREAMS RATHER THAN ALONG THE RIVERS. FLOODING FROM
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE CAN
ALSO BE EXPECTED.
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.
Angelwing the funny part of this situation is that you have to go to New Orleans for heavy snow. Obs from New Orleans.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... &map.y=150
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Re: Flood Watch SEPA/NJ till 6AM Dec 12th
I saw that boca, I was looking at the pics at another site, this sure has been a crazy December so far!
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