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Flood Watch 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 28, 20144 states

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flood watch at Apr 28, 2014, 3:04 PM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Apr 30, 2014, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 28 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 2014, 3:04 PM EDT (19:04 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 30, 2014, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
May 1, 2014, 3:42 AM EDT
In force
28 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Flood severity
None
All 25 counties

New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Bucks County, PA, Carbon County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:06 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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 118 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 2014-04-28Temperature 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 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 2014-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 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
1239 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
339 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.

280 
WGUS61 KPHI 281904
FFAPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
304 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014


DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ016>019-PAZ060-070-071-101>104-290900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.A.0004.140430T0400Z-140501T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-
EASTERN MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...READING...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...
OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...
POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE
304 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST
  MARYLAND...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN
  PENNSYLVANIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN
  DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CECIL AND KENT
  MD. IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...NORTHWESTERN
  BURLINGTON AND SALEM. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...DELAWARE...
  EASTERN CHESTER... EASTERN MONTGOMERY...PHILADELPHIA...WESTERN
  CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY.

* FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* FORECAST RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF THIS WATCH
  AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS LIKELY TO
  CAUSE AREAS OF SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING. IT'S FAR TOO
  SOON TO BE SURE THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAIN BUT THE FAVORED AREA
  APPEARS TO BE FROM THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR WESTWARD.

* HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* THE WATCH EXTENDS INTO THURSDAY...WELL AFTER THE HEAVIEST RAIN
  HAS OCCURRED SINCE ANY FLOODING AND CRESTS OF THE LARGER RIVERS
  MAY BE DELAYED UNTIL WELL AFTER THE RAIN ENDS.

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.

&&

$$

NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015-PAZ054-055-061-062-105-106-290900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.A.0004.140430T1400Z-140501T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...
CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
304 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND
  NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NEW
  JERSEY...HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...SOMERSET...
  SUSSEX...WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...CARBON...
  LEHIGH... LOWER BUCKS...MONROE...NORTHAMPTON AND UPPER BUCKS.

* FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* FORECAST RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
  PENNSYLVANIA AS WELL WELL AS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY
  WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT MAY RESULT IN POCKETS OF SMALL
  STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING.

* THE WATCH EXTENDS INTO THURSDAY...WELL AFTER THE HEAVIEST RAIN
  HAS OCCURRED SINCE ANY FLOODING AND CRESTS OF THE LARGER RIVERS
  MAY BE DELAYED UNTIL WELL AFTER THE RAIN ENDS.

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
5 follow-up statements
446 
WGUS61 KPHI 290802
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
402 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ016>019-PAZ060-070-071-101>104-292100-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0004.140430T0400Z-140501T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-
EASTERN MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...READING...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...
OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...
POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE
402 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...SOUTHERN 
  NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... 
  IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND... 
  CECIL AND KENT MD. IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN... 
  GLOUCESTER...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON AND SALEM. IN 
  PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...DELAWARE...EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN 
  MONTGOMERY...PHILADELPHIA...WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN 
  MONTGOMERY. 

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* FORECAST RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF THIS WATCH
  AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS LIKELY TO
  CAUSE AREAS OF SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING. THERE IS STILL
  SOME UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE...BUT AT
  THIS TIME IT APPEARS TO BE FROM THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR
  WESTWARD.

* HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015-PAZ054-055-061-062-105-106-292100-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0004.140430T1400Z-140501T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...
CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
402 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NEW JERSEY...HUNTERDON...MERCER... 
  MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...SOMERSET...SUSSEX...WARREN AND WESTERN 
  MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...CARBON...LEHIGH...LOWER BUCKS... 
  MONROE...NORTHAMPTON AND UPPER BUCKS. 

* FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* FORECAST RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST 
  PENNSYLVANIA AS WELL WELL AS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY 
  WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT MAY RESULT IN POCKETS OF SMALL 
  STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING. 

* THE WATCH EXTENDS INTO THURSDAY...WELL AFTER THE HEAVIEST RAIN
  HAS OCCURRED SINCE ANY FLOODING AND CRESTS OF THE MAJOR RIVERS
  WILL LIKELY BE AFTER THE RAIN ENDS.

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.

&&

$$
729 
WGUS61 KPHI 291946
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
346 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ016>019-PAZ060-070-071-101>104-300915-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0004.140430T0400Z-140501T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-
EASTERN MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...READING...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...
OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...
POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE
346 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...SOUTHWESTERN
  NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  AREAS... IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST
  MARYLAND... CECIL AND KENT MD. IN SOUTHERN NEW
  JERSEY...CAMDEN... GLOUCESTER...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON AND
  SALEM. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...DELAWARE...EASTERN
  CHESTER...EASTERN MONTGOMERY...PHILADELPHIA...WESTERN CHESTER
  AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY.

* FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* FORECAST RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF THIS WATCH
  AREA VERY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS LIKELY TO
  CAUSE AREAS OF AT LEAST MINOR SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING.
  THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL
  BE...BUT AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS TO BE FROM THE INTERSTATE 95
  CORRIDOR WESTWARD. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SMALL POCKETS OF
  MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING BUT THAT WILL REQUIRE ABOUT 3 INCHES
  OF RAIN IN 6 HOURS OR STORM TOTALS OF 4.5 INCHES.

* HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* THE WATCH EXTENDS INTO THURSDAY...WELL AFTER THE HEAVIEST RAIN
  HAS OCCURRED SINCE ANY FLOODING AND CRESTS OF THE LARGER RIVERS
  WILL LIKELY BE AFTER THE RAIN ENDS.


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.

&&

$$

NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015-PAZ054-055-061-062-105-106-300915-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0004.140430T1400Z-140501T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...
CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
346 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND PORTIONS OF
  NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NEW
  JERSEY...HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...SOMERSET...
  SUSSEX...WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN
  PENNSYLVANIA...CARBON... LEHIGH...LOWER BUCKS...
  MONROE...NORTHAMPTON AND UPPER BUCKS.

* FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* FORECAST RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
  PENNSYLVANIA AS WELL AS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY WEDNESDAY
  AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOULD RESULT IN POCKETS OF SMALL STREAM
  AND RIVER FLOODING.

* THE WATCH EXTENDS INTO THURSDAY...WELL AFTER THE HEAVIEST RAIN
  HAS OCCURRED SINCE ANY FLOODING AND CRESTS OF THE LARGER RIVERS WILL
  LIKELY BE AFTER THE RAIN ENDS.

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.

&&

$$
232 
WGUS61 KPHI 300802
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
402 AM EDT WED APR 30 2014

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ016>019-PAZ060-070-071-101>104-302000-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140501T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-
EASTERN MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...READING...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...
OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...
POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE
402 AM EDT WED APR 30 2014

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...SOUTHERN 
  NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... 
  IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND... 
  CECIL AND KENT MD. IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN... 
  GLOUCESTER...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON AND SALEM. IN 
  PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...DELAWARE...EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN 
  MONTGOMERY...PHILADELPHIA...WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN 
  MONTGOMERY. 

* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* FORECAST RAINFALL OF 3 INCHES OR MORE OVER PORTIONS OF THIS
  WATCH AREA THROUGH TONIGHT IS LIKELY TO CAUSE AREAS OF AT LEAST
  MINOR SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING. THERE IS STILL SOME
  UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE...BUT AT THIS
  TIME IT APPEARS TO BE NEAR AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR.
  THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SMALL POCKETS OF MODERATE TO MAJOR
  FLOODING BUT THAT WILL REQUIRE ABOUT 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN 6 HOURS
  OR STORM TOTALS OF 4.5 INCHES.

* HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015-PAZ054-055-061-062-105-106-302000-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0004.140430T1400Z-140501T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...
CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
402 AM EDT WED APR 30 2014

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NEW JERSEY...HUNTERDON...MERCER... 
  MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...SOMERSET...SUSSEX...WARREN AND WESTERN 
  MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...CARBON...LEHIGH...LOWER BUCKS... 
  MONROE...NORTHAMPTON AND UPPER BUCKS. 

* FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* FORECAST RAINFALL OF 3 INCHES OR MORE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
  PENNSYLVANIA AS WELL AS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY
  WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOULD RESULT IN POCKETS OF SMALL
  STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING.

* THE WATCH EXTENDS INTO THURSDAY...WELL AFTER THE HEAVIEST RAIN 
  HAS OCCURRED SINCE ANY FLOODING AND CRESTS OF THE LARGER 
  RIVERS WILL LIKELY BE AFTER THE RAIN ENDS. 

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.

&&

$$
190 
WGUS61 KPHI 301938
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
338 PM EDT WED APR 30 2014

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ016>019-PAZ060-070-071-101>104-010900-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140501T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-
EASTERN MONTGOMERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...READING...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...
OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...
POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE
338 PM EDT WED APR 30 2014

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...SOUTHERN 
  NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... 
  IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND... 
  CECIL AND KENT MD. IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN... 
  GLOUCESTER...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON AND SALEM. IN 
  PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...DELAWARE...EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN 
  MONTGOMERY...PHILADELPHIA...WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN 
  MONTGOMERY. 

* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* FORECAST RAINFALL OF 3 INCHES OR MORE OVER PORTIONS OF THIS
  WATCH AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING IS LIKELY TO CAUSE AREAS OF AT
  LEAST MINOR SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING. THERE IS STILL SOME
  UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE...BUT AT THIS
  TIME IT APPEARS TO BE NEAR AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR.
  THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SMALL POCKETS OF MODERATE TO MAJOR
  FLOODING BUT THAT WILL REQUIRE ABOUT 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN 6 HOURS
  OR STORM TOTALS OF 4.5 INCHES.

* HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015-PAZ054-055-061-062-105-106-010900-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140501T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-CARBON-MONROE-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...
CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
338 PM EDT WED APR 30 2014

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NEW JERSEY...HUNTERDON...MERCER... 
  MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...SOMERSET...SUSSEX...WARREN AND WESTERN 
  MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...CARBON...LEHIGH...LOWER BUCKS... 
  MONROE...NORTHAMPTON AND UPPER BUCKS. 

* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* FORECAST RAINFALL OF 3 INCHES OR MORE OVER PORTIONS OF 
  NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AS WELL AS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW 
  JERSEY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOULD RESULT IN POCKETS 
  OF SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING. 

* THE WATCH EXTENDS INTO THURSDAY...WELL AFTER THE HEAVIEST RAIN 
  HAS OCCURRED SINCE ANY FLOODING AND CRESTS OF THE LARGER 
  RIVERS WILL LIKELY BE AFTER THE RAIN ENDS. 

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.

&&

$$
956 
WGUS61 KPHI 010742
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
342 AM EDT THU MAY 1 2014

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>019-PAZ054-055-
060>062-070-071-101>106-010845-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140501T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...
NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...
KENNET SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
342 AM EDT THU MAY 1 2014

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, DELAWARE,
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER,
NUMEROUS FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT.

$$

IOVINO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 3:03 PM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHICaroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot68 hr

Nearby

Flood Watches in New Jersey, 2014Flood Watches in Pennsylvania, 2014Flood Watches in Maryland, 2014Every flood watch in 2014

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.