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Flood Watch 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

October 27, 20124 states

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flood watch at Oct 27, 2012, 4:51 AM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Oct 28, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 32 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 27, 2012, 4:51 AM EDT (08:51 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 28, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 30, 2012, 4:03 AM EDT
In force
32 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Flood severity
None
All 31 counties

Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 219 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2012-10-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2012-10-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
844 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

221 
WGUS61 KPHI 270851
FFAPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
451 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL MULTIPLE IMPACTS
ON THE MID ATLANTIC STATES INCLUDING FLOODING BY MONDAY...

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WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
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MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...
SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...
BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA
451 AM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH 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...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON... 
  OCEAN...SALEM...SOMERSET...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON AND WESTERN 
  MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...BUCKS...CHESTER... 
  DELAWARE...LEHIGH...MONTGOMERY...NORTHAMPTON AND PHILADELPHIA. 

* FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT

* FOUR TO 8 INCHES OF WIND SWEPT RAIN WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER
  AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER DELAWARE...MARYLANDS EASTERN
  SHORE... SOUTHEASTERN  PENNSYLVANIA AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW
  JERSEY BETWEEN LATE SUNDAY AND LATE MONDAY EVENING.

* ALL THIS RAIN WILL BE IN ADVANCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY WHICH
  WILL BECOME A POWERFUL STORM HEADING ASHORE SOMEWHERE IN OR
  NEAR NEW JERSEY MONDAY NIGHT.

* UNCERTAINTY EXISTS AS TO THE NORTHWARD EXTENT OF THE FOUR INCH
  AMOUNTS. HIGHEST CONFIDENCE FOR 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN IS IN
  DELAWARE AND MARYLANDS EASTERN SHORE.

* POCKETS OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING AND CONSIDERABLE URBAN FLOODING
  SHOULD DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING AND THEN GROW INTO LARGER MAINSTEM
  RIVER FLOODING LATE MONDAY OR MONDAY NIGHT.


* IF THE STORM MOVES FASTER THAN CURRENTLY PREDICTED ...FLOOD
  POTENTIAL WOULD BEGIN SOONER. 


* PRESUMING THE FORECAST RAINFALL OCCURS...THE LARGER SLOWER RESPONDING
  RIVER FLOODING COULD LAST SEVERAL DAYS.

* AT THIS TIME IT IS FAR TOO EARLY TO SPECIFY RIVERS AND
  PARTICULAR BASINS THAT WOULD MOST LIKELY EXPERIENCE FLOODING. 


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.

&&

$$

DRAG
7 follow-up statements
216 
WGUS61 KPHI 272024
FFAPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
424 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS OUR 
REGION LATE SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...

.TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWARD, THEN HOOK 
BACK TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY AND MOVE ONSHORE IN OUR AREA SOMETIME 
LATER MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS ANTICIPATED TO TRANSITION INTO MORE OF 
A NOR'EASTER AS IT ARRIVES IN OUR LATITUDE, HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT 
IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED AS IT WILL BE A LARGE STORM.

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-280900-
/O.EXB.KPHI.FA.A.0002.121029T0000Z-121030T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
424 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND 
  NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
  NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...MORRIS...SUSSEX AND WARREN. IN NORTHEAST 
  PENNSYLVANIA...CARBON AND MONROE. 

* FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE
  AREA.

* SOME SMALL STREAM FLOODING, CONSIDERABLE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE
  FLOODING SHOULD DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO
  TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME LARGER MAIN STEM RIVER
  FLOODING LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY, HOWEVER THIS WILL DEPEND ON
  WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN ACTUALLY FALLS. IN ADDITION, FALLEN
  LEAVES WILL TEND TO GET WASHED INTO STORM DRAINS WHICH WILL
  ENHANCE LOCAL FLOODING. AT THIS TIME, IT IS TO EARLY TO SPECIFY
  RIVERS AND PARTICULAR BASINS THAT WOULD MOST LIKELY EXPERIENCE
  SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.

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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NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-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-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-
MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...
SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...
BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA
424 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT 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...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...SALEM...
   SOMERSET...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN 
  PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...BUCKS...CHESTER...DELAWARE...LEHIGH... 
  MONTGOMERY...NORTHAMPTON AND PHILADELPHIA. 

* FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE
  AREA.

* SOME SMALL STREAM FLOODING, CONSIDERABLE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE
  FLOODING SHOULD DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO
  TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME LARGER MAIN STEM RIVER
  FLOODING LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY, HOWEVER THIS WILL DEPEND ON
  WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN ACTUALLY FALLS. IN ADDITION, FALLEN
  LEAVES WILL TEND TO GET WASHED INTO STORM DRAINS WHICH WILL
  ENHANCE LOCAL FLOODING. AT THIS TIME, IT IS TO EARLY TO SPECIFY
  RIVERS AND PARTICULAR BASINS THAT WOULD MOST LIKELY EXPERIENCE
  SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. 

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.

&&

$$

GORSE
939 
WGUS61 KPHI 280906
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
506 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...SANDY WILL PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF OUR
REGION SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...

.POLEWARD MOVING SANDY WILL AGAIN BECOME A POWERFUL STORM AS IT
TURNS WEST ON MONDAY...SLAMMING INTO THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC
COAST LATE MONDAY EVENING. SUBSTANTIAL FLOODING IS LIKELY IN
PORTIONS OF OUR AREA...ESPECIALLY FROM SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY DOWN INTO DELAWARE AND EASTERN
MARYLAND WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED.

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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-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
506 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

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 THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON

* FIVE TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST FROM DELAWARE AND EASTERN
  MARYLAND THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND THE SOUTHERN HALF
  OF NEW JERSEY BY 2 AM TUESDAY. FURTHER NORTH FROM THE LEHIGH
  VALLEY ACROSS NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...LESSER AMOUNTS OF TWO TO 5
  INCHES IS FORECAST.

* HEAVY RAINS PROBABLY BEGIN SOMETIME TODAY OR TONIGHT FROM
  SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY DOWN INTO DELAWARE AND EASTERN MARYLAND. THE
  WORST WILL BE TOMORROW AND TOMORROW EVENING WHEN SQUALLY
  TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS CAN PRODUCE ONE HALF TO 1 INCH RAINS FOR
  SEVERAL HOURS THROUGHOUT THE FLOOD WATCH AREA.

* SMALL STREAM FLOODING...AS WELL AS CONSIDERABLE URBAN AND POOR
  DRAINAGE FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING AND LAST
  WELL INTO MONDAY NIGHT. LARGER MAIN STEM RIVER FLOODING SHOULD
  FOLLOW BY TUESDAY...EVEN AS THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE ABATED WITH
  SANDY'S WESTWARD PASSAGE INTO PENNSYLVANIA. LEAVES WILL TEND TO
  GET WASHED INTO STORM DRAINS WHICH WILL ENHANCE LOCALIZED
  FLOODING. 

* CONFIDENCE...HIGH CONFIDENCE IS EXPRESSED BY THE ENSEMBLE OF
  CONSUMER MODELS THAT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL OCCUR FROM THE
  PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA...INCLUDING SURROUNDING SOUTHEAST
  PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHWARD THROUGH
  DELAWARE AND EASTERN MARYLAND. 

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...INCLUDING
FOLLOWING DETOURS AND LIVING COMFORTABLY WITH SUBSTANTIAL TRAVEL
INCONVENIENCE DUE TO FLOODED ROADS.

&&

$$


DRAG
580 
WGUS61 KPHI 282032
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
432 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...SANDY WILL PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ACROSS OUR REGION TONIGHT 
AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...

.NORTHWARD MOVING SANDY WILL BECOME A POWERFUL NOR'EASTER AS IT 
TURNS WESTWARD ON MONDAY. THIS WILL SLAM INTO THE NEW JERSEY COAST 
LATER MONDAY EVENING. SUBSTANTIAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED,
ESPECIALLY FROM THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA ON SOUTHWARD.

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NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-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-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
432 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

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 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* A TOTAL OF 4 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST ACROSS THE REGION,
  WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS MAINLY FROM THE PHILADELPHIA
  METROPOLITAN AREA ON SOUTHWARD.

* THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

* HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT, FIRST
  FROM SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND EASTERN MARYLAND, THEN
  NORTH AND WESTWARD LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE WORST WILL BE
  MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WHEN TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS CAN PRODUCE HOURLY
  RAINFALL RATES TO NEAR 1 INCH FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

* SMALL STREAM FLOODING, AS WELL AS CONSIDERABLE URBAN AND POOR
  DRAINAGE FLOODING, IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING AND
  LAST THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME LARGER MAIN
  STEM RIVER FLOODING TUESDAY OR LATER, HOWEVER THIS WILL
  ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN ACTUALLY FALLS.
  LEAVES WILL TEND TO GET WASHED INTO STORM DRAINS, WHICH WILL
  LOCALLY ENHANCE THE FLOODING.

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, INCLUDING FOLLOWING 
DETOURS AND LIVING COMFORTABLY WITH SUBSTANTIAL TRAVEL INCONVENIENCE 
DUE TO FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

GORSE
869 
WGUS61 KPHI 290910
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
510 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...SANDY WILL PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF OUR
REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH THE RUNOFF STILL SWELLING RIVERS 
TUESDAY AND BEYOND.

.SANDY WILL SLAM INTO THE NEW JERSEY COAST THIS EVENING WITH FLOOD 
PRODUCING RAINFALL FROM SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE
PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA...ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...ALL
OF DELAWARE AND MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE.

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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-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
510 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

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. 

* THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON

* FOUR TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION
  BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM THE
  PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA ON SOUTHWARD. RAINFALL OVER THE
  POCONOS INTO FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY WILL BEGIN IN EARNEST
  LATER TODAY AND TOTALS BY TOMORROW MORNING SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN
  2 AND 4 INCHES.

* THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE PHILADELPHIA...
  WILMINGTON METROPOLITAN AREAS AS WELL AS MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE
  AND THE REMAINDER OF DELAWARE. 

* BANDS OF SQUALLY DOWNPOURS WILL PRODUCE HOURLY RAINFALL RATES
  NEAR 1 INCH FOR SEVERAL HOURS...FORCING VERY FAST RISES OF SMALL
  STREAMS...AS WELL AS WIDESPREAD URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE STREET
  FLOODING. BASEMENT FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE. LEAVES WILL TEND
  TO GET WASHED INTO STORM DRAINS, WHICH WILL LOCALLY ENHANCE THE
  FLOODING. PLAN ON SOME ROAD CLOSURES AND PROBABLE DELAYS
  REACHING YOUR DESTINATION.

* SOME OF THE LARGER MAIN STEM RIVER FLOODING MAY BE DELAYED UNTIL
  TUESDAY OR BEYOND...HOWEVER THIS DEPENDS ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST
  RAIN ACTUALLY 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... INCLUDING
FOLLOWING DETOURS AND LIVING COMFORTABLY WITH SUBSTANTIAL TRAVEL
INCONVENIENCE DUE TO FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

$$


DRAG
606 
WGUS61 KPHI 291723
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
123 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF OUR REGION
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH THE RUNOFF SWELLING RIVERS FOR
TUESDAY AND BEYOND.

.SANDY WILL SLAM INTO THE NEW JERSEY COAST THIS EVENING WITH
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
INCLUDING THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA...SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY...ALL OF DELAWARE AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND.

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NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-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-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
123 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

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.

* THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON

* SO FAR...BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS
  OF DELAWARE AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. WITH MORE HEAVY
  RAIN ON THE WAY...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 4 AND 10
  INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION BY
  DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE
  PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA SOUTHWARD. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE
  OVER THE POCONOS INTO FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY THIS  AFTERNOON...AND
  STORM TOTALS BY TUESDAY MORNING SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 4
  INCHES.

* THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE PHILADELPHIA...
  WILMINGTON METROPOLITAN AREAS AS WELL AS MARYLAND'S EASTERN
  SHORE AND THE REMAINDER OF DELAWARE.

* THE USGS HAS ISSUED A LANDSLIDE ALERT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
  THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY TRIGGER LANDSLIDES ON COASTAL
  BLUFFS...MODERATE TO STEEP SLOPES AND LOCAL LANDSLIDE PRONE
  AREAS OF NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NORTHERN DELAWARE AND PORTIONS OF
  SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. SOME LANDSLIDES MAY BE DAMAGING AND/OR
  POSE A THREAT TO LIFE SAFETY AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE...AS
  WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES.

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... INCLUDING
FOLLOWING DETOURS AND LIVING COMFORTABLY WITH SUBSTANTIAL TRAVEL
INCONVENIENCE DUE TO FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

$$
795 
WGUS61 KPHI 300116
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
916 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-062-300230-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
916 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND
PENNSYLVANIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH ADDITIONAL RAIN
IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY, IT IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO
CREATE WIDESPREAD FLOODING CONDITIONS.

$$

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NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
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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-BERKS-LEHIGH-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...
SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
916 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

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...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...SALEM...
   SOMERSET...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN 
  PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...BUCKS...CHESTER...DELAWARE...LEHIGH... 
  MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA. 

* THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON

* SO FAR...2 TO 5 INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY
  AND PENNSYLVANIA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 78. 5 TO 12 INCHES HAS
  FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 195 AND
  PORTIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 276. ADDITIONAL
  RAINFALL OVERNIGHT COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING ACROSS THE
  AREA.

* THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE 
  PHILADELPHIA... WILMINGTON METROPOLITAN AREAS AS WELL AS 
  MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE AND THE REMAINDER OF DELAWARE. 

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... INCLUDING
FOLLOWING DETOURS AND LIVING COMFORTABLY WITH SUBSTANTIAL TRAVEL
INCONVENIENCE DUE TO FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

$$
282 
WGUS61 KPHI 300803
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
403 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012


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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-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-BERKS-LEHIGH-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...
SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...
CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...
WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
401 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...
NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

THERE MAY BE ENOUGH RUNOFF FROM YESTERDAYS RAINS AND THE LESS THAN
THREE QUARTER INCH OF RAIN EXPECTED TODAY TO PERMIT ONE OR TWO
MORE STREAMS IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA TO FLOOD. 

HOWEVER...THE BULK OF THE HYDROLOGIC IMPACT FROM SANDY HAS ALREADY
SET THE WARNING PROCESS IN MOTION AND FEW IF ANY FURTHER WARNINGS
ARE ANTICIPATED. 
 
$$


DRAG

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 27, 5:05 AM EDTHigh Wind WatchPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 10 more24 hr
Oct 27, 5:42 AM EDTStorm WatchPHI11 hr
Oct 27, 6:47 AM EDTCoastal Flood WatchPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 6 more23 hr
Oct 27, 4:30 PM EDTStorm WarningPHI19 hr
Oct 27, 5:08 PM EDTCoastal Flood WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and 5 more64 hr
Oct 27, 5:08 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean13 hr

Nearby

Flood Watches in New Jersey, 2012Flood Watches in Pennsylvania, 2012Flood Watches in Maryland, 2012Every flood watch in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.