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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 6, 20134 states

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood watch at Jun 6, 2013, 3:10 PM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Jun 7, 2013, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 6, 2013, 3:10 PM EDT (19:10 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 7, 2013, 4:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jun 8, 2013, 3:26 AM EDT
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Flood severity
None
All 29 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, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:10 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

Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 90 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, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2013-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD at 12:00Z on 2013-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1744 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
39 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.

225 
WGUS61 KPHI 061910
FFAPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
310 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ008>010-012>027-PAZ070-071-
101>106-070900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.A.0002.130607T0800Z-130608T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-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-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-
EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...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...
MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...
KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
310 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF DELAWARE...NORTHEAST 
  MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST 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 AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN SOUTHEAST 
  PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN 
  MONTGOMERY...LOWER BUCKS...PHILADELPHIA...UPPER BUCKS... 
  WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY. 

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT

* LOCATIONS...A PORTION OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...MOST OF NEW
  JERSEY...ALL OF DELAWARE AND MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE. 

* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
  GENERAL RAINFALL 1.5 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA
  WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. IF AMOUNTS EXCEED
  3 INCHES...THE LIKELIHOOD OF RIVER FLOODING INCREASES.  

* THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING IS GREATER WITHIN THE URBAN AREAS OF
  THE METRO INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR.

* THERE APPEARS TO BE TWO PRIMARY TIMES WHEN EXCESSIVE SHORT TERM
  RAINFALL COULD OCCUR...EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN LATE FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO OCCUR.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$


DRAG
5 follow-up statements
122 
WGUS61 KPHI 070048
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
848 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ008>010-012>027-PAZ070-071-
101>106-071100-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.A.0002.130607T0800Z-130608T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-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-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-
EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...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...
MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...
KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
848 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT FRIDAY
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND 
  SOUTHEAST 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 AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... 
  DELAWARE...EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN MONTGOMERY...LOWER 
  BUCKS...PHILADELPHIA...UPPER BUCKS...WESTERN CHESTER AND 
  WESTERN MONTGOMERY. 

* FROM 4 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT

* LOCATIONS...A PORTION OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...MOST OF NEW 
  JERSEY...ALL OF DELAWARE AND MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE. 

* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY 
  NIGHT. GENERAL RAINFALL 1.5 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE 
  WATCH AREA WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. IF 
  AMOUNTS EXCEED 3 INCHES...THE LIKELIHOOD OF RIVER FLOODING 
  INCREASES. 

* FOR THE RARITAN AND PASSAIC MAIN STEMS, SOME LONGER TERM
  FLOODING IS LIKELY INTO THE WEEKEND IF BASINWIDE PRECIPITATION
  AMOUNTS EXCEED THREE INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
861 
WGUS61 KPHI 070759
FFAPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
359 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

NJZ001-007-072100-
/O.EXA.KPHI.FF.A.0002.130607T0800Z-130608T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUSSEX-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON
359 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF NORTHERN NEW 
  JERSEY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...SUSSEX AND WARREN. 

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING. GENERAL
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED
  AMOUNTS NEAR 3.5 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN
  SOME FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ008>010-012>027-PAZ070-071-
101>106-072100-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.A.0002.130607T0800Z-130608T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-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-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-
EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...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...
MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...
KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
359 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND 
  SOUTHEAST 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 AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... 
  DELAWARE...EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN MONTGOMERY...LOWER 
  BUCKS...PHILADELPHIA...UPPER BUCKS...WESTERN CHESTER AND 
  WESTERN MONTGOMERY. 

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING. GENERAL
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED, WITH ISOLATED
  AMOUNTS NEAR 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. IF AMOUNTS EXCEED 3 INCHES, THE
  LIKELIHOOD OF RIVER FLOODING INCREASES. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL
  RESULT IN FLOODING OF SOME ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF POOR
  DRAINAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

GORSE
950 
WGUS61 KPHI 071912
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
312 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ070-
071-101>106-080315-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130608T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
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-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-
EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
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...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...
HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...
COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...
PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
312 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND 
  SOUTHEAST 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 
  SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN 
  MONTGOMERY...LOWER BUCKS...PHILADELPHIA...UPPER BUCKS... 
  WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY. 

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* THROUGH 3 PM THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS BEEN CONCENTRATED FROM THE
  UPPER DELMARVA INTO THE NORTHWEST PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS AND THE
  RARITAN BASIN OF NEW JERSEY WHERE AROUND TWO INCHES HAS ALREADY
  FALLEN.

* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
  GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH
  AMOUNTS NEAR 5 INCHES POSSIBLE IF UPWIND HEAVY RAIN PASSES OVER
  THE SAME AREA. IF AMOUNTS EXCEED 3 INCHES...THE LIKELIHOOD OF
  RIVER FLOODING INCREASES. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN FLOODING
  OF SOME ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE AND WILL
  COMPLICATE DRIVING THROUGH THIS EVENING.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
524 
WGUS61 KPHI 080118
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
918 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ070-
071-101>106-081000-
/O.CON.KPHI.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130608T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
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-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-
EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
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...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...
HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...
COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...
PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
918 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND 
  SOUTHEAST 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 
  SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN 
  MONTGOMERY...LOWER BUCKS...PHILADELPHIA...UPPER BUCKS... 
  WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY. 

* UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY

* SO FAR TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN ON AVERAGE HAS FALLEN ACROSS
  MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA THROUGH 9 PM ON FRIDAY. AN ADDITIONAL ONE
  TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT WITH THE GREATEST
  LIKELIHOOD IN NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE FOR THIS TO OCCUR.
 
* THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND
  POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN ADDITION TO STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING.

* THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST,
  LASTING THE LONGEST IN NEW JERSEY, OVERNIGHT.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$
628 
WGUS61 KPHI 080726
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
326 AM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013

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071-101>106-080830-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130608T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
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-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-
EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
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...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...
HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...
COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...
PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
326 AM EDT SAT JUN 8 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED TO THE NORTHEAST OF OUR REGION. AS A
RESULT, THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER, A
NUMBER OF FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT DUE TO RUNOFF FROM
FRIDAY'S HEAVY RAINFALL.

$$

IOVINO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 2:53 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI49 hr

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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.