Issued by The National Weather Service
Philadelphia, PA
10:32 am EDT, Mon., Mar. 22, 2010

... FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN NEW JERSEY... CAMDEN... MERCER... NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON... OCEAN... SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... BUCKS... MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA.

* FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* RAIN... POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL TAPER OFF LATER TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. GENERAL RAIN AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE THE RANGE OF ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES... WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS POSSIBLY AROUND TWO INCHES IN ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

* SINCE STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE ELEVATED... AND SURFACE AND ESPECIALLY SUBSURFACE MOISTURE IS HIGH... ADDITIONAL STREAM AND EVEN SMALL RIVER FLOODING COULD OCCUR INTO TUESDAY MORNING. RESIDENTS LIVING OR DRIVING NEAR STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE URGED TO CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR FLOODING OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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Issued by The National Weather Service
Philadelphia, PA
12:23 pm EDT, Sun., Mar. 14, 2010

... THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR BURLINGTON... BUCKS... MIDDLESEX... MERCER... SOMERSET... HUNTERDON AND MORRIS COUNTIES...

AT 1219 PM EDT... NUMEROUS SMALL STREAMS THROUGHOUT THE AREA REMAIN HIGH IN RESPONSE TO SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN ON SATURDAY. THE AREAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN AFFECT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES... DIPS... OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM... EVEN A SMALL ONE... ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

Issued by The National Weather Service
Philadelphia, PA
12:16 pm EST, Sat., Mar. 13, 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHEASTERN HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY... SOUTHERN BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WEST CHESTER... DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA... BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAMDEN... WESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY... SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 815 PM EST

* AT 1212 PM EST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN JUST OFF THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY COAST. THIS RAIN WAS MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST TOWARD THE ADVISED AREA. THIS WAS IN ADDITION TO THE LIGHT RAIN CURRENTLY FALLING ACROSS THE REGION.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THIS IS ON TOP OF THE 0.5 INCH TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL OVERNIGHT AND EARLIER THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

Issued by The National Weather Service
Philadelphia, PA
3:38 pm EST, Fri., Mar. 12, 2010

... FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF DELAWARE... NORTHEAST MARYLAND... NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN DELAWARE... DELAWARE BEACHES... INLAND SUSSEX... KENT AND NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND... CAROLINE... CECIL... KENT MD... QUEEN ANNES AND TALBOT. IN NEW JERSEY... 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... SUSSEX... WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA... BERKS... BUCKS... CARBON... CHESTER... DELAWARE... LEHIGH... MONROE... MONTGOMERY... NORTHAMPTON AND PHILADELPHIA.

* FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING

* PERIODS OF RAIN WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY DURING SATURDAY.

* WIDESPREAD TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED WITH THIS STORM, WITH LOCALLY UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE.

GIVEN THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN, THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR AREAS OF DANGEROUS FLOODING TO DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SMALL STREAMS AND POSSIBLY MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL REACH FLOOD STAGE. SMALLER STREAMS WILL RESPOND FIRST TO THE RAINFALL FOLLOWED BY THE LARGER RIVERS. FLOODING COULD BEGIN TOWARD DAYBREAK SATURDAY ALONG FAST RESPONDING CREEKS, WHILE THE LARGER, SLOWER RESPONDING RIVERS COULD SEE FLOODING PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN ADDITION, THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF FLOODING ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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... HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...

.A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL BE AFFECTING THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE NATION WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ORGANIZING NEAR THE CAROLINA COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD INTO THE DELMARVA PENINSULA SATURDAY BEFORE TRACKING OFFSHORE.

Issued by The National Weather Service
Philadelphia, PA
4:34 am EST, Fri., Feb. 26, 2010

... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

PERIODS OF SNOW, OF VARYING INTENSITIES, WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OCCURRING NORTH OF AND WEST OF PHILADELPHIA.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS COUPLED WITH HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW WILL PRODUCE VERY LOW VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND WIND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES.