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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

330 PM EST FRI JAN 19 2001



...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1100 AM EST SATURDAY...



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ IS CONTINUING A FLOOD 

WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BUCKS...CHESTER...

DELAWARE...MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES IN 

PENNSYLVANIA...CECIL COUNTY MARYLAND...NEW CASTLE COUNTY DELAWARE 

AND HUNTERDON...SOMERSET...MIDDLESEX...MERCER...BURLINGTON...

CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER AND SALEM COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY. 



A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE AFFECTING THE REGION IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 

APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE WATCH AREA BEFORE A 

CHANGE TO FROZEN PRECIPITATION ON SATURDAY. SO FAR ABOUT ONE HALF TO 

THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA. THE

COMBINED WITH THE RUNOFF FROM SNOW MELT...THERE IS NOW THE 

POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING. 



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER 

DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE 

WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR 

IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLOOD 

WARNING BE ISSUED. BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY FOR HEAVY 

RAINFALL...AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING 

HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES.



CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS AND BE READY TO ACT IMMEDIATELY 

IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION

STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR

UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET

AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI.



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