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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

503 AM EDT SUN AUG 12 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY MONDAY...



A STALLED FRONTAL SYSTEM...AN APPROACHING DISTURBANCE FROM THE OHIO 

VALLEY...AND PLENTY OF MOISTURE WILL SET THE STAGE FOR SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. ALL OF THESE 

INGREDIENTS WILL POSE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED HEAVY RAINS...POSSIBLY 

AS MUCH AS 4 INCHES TO FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.



HOWEVER...THIS WILL NOT BE A WIDE SPREAD EVENT. ONCE THESE 

THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLOW MOVING...AND 

MAY PRODUCE UP TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN SOME LOCATIONS. THIS IS ENOUGH 

RAIN TO PRODUCE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS 

URBAN FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. LOCATIONS ESPECIALLY AT RISK 

ARE THOSE WHICH RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS DURING 

THE DAY SATURDAY.  



THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY MONDAY...THOUGH IT 

WILL NOT BE RAINING ALL OF THE TIME.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND

OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE ALONG 

CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY IF HEAVY 

RAIN OCCURS. BE READY TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF FLASH FLOODING IS 

OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. IF WATER COVERS THE ROAD AT A 

BRIDGE...DIP OR LOW SPOT...OR IS FLOWING ACROSS THE ROAD...STOP AND 

TURN AROUND.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 

DETAILS OR UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. FOR ADDITIONAL 

WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI 

(IN LOWER CASE).



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JWH

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