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Flood Watch 5, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

December 8, 20144 states

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flood watch at Dec 8, 2014, 4:08 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 9, 2014, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 8, 2014, 4:08 PM EST (21:08 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 9, 2014, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 9, 2014, 3:35 PM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Flood severity
None
All 23 counties

New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden 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, Lehigh County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 122 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 2014-12-08Temperature 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 2014-12-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1070 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

236 
WGUS61 KPHI 082108
FFAPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
408 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014


DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ008>010-012>020-022-025>027-PAZ070-071-101>106-
090915-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.A.0005.141209T1200Z-141210T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-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...ELKTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...
TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...
MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...HAMMONTON...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...
HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...
COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...
PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
408 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST 
  MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING 
  THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN 
  NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CECIL. IN NEW JERSEY...ATLANTIC... 
  CAMDEN...COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...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 TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT

* HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAIN TOTALS NEAR OR ABOVE 2 INCHES...IS
  POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW. THIS WILL FALL IN AREAS THAT
  RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAIN ON SATURDAY LEADING TO ALREADY WET
  GROUND CONDITIONS.

* IN ADDITION TO FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...THE HEAVY RAIN
  WILL LIKELY LEAD TO RISES ON CREEKS AND RIVERS. SOME OF THE
  TRIBUTARIES COULD SEE MINOR OR EVEN MODERATE LEVEL FLOODING WITH
  THIS EVENT. IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA PLEASE PAY SPECIAL
  ATTENTION TO THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
674 
WGUS61 KPHI 090205
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
905 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ008>010-012>020-022-025>027-PAZ070-071-101>106-
091300-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0005.141209T1200Z-141210T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-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...ELKTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...
TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...
MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...HAMMONTON...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...
HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...
COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...
PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
905 PM EST MON DEC 8 2014

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW 
  JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST 
  MARYLAND...CECIL. IN NEW JERSEY...ATLANTIC...CAMDEN...COASTAL 
  ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...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 7 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT

* HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAIN TOTALS NEAR OR ABOVE 2 INCHES...IS 
  POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW. THIS WILL FALL IN AREAS 
  THAT RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAIN ON SATURDAY LEADING TO ALREADY 
  WET GROUND CONDITIONS. 

* IN ADDITION TO FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...THE HEAVY 
  RAIN WILL LIKELY LEAD TO RISES ON CREEKS AND RIVERS. SOME OF 
  THE TRIBUTARIES COULD SEE MINOR OR EVEN MODERATE LEVEL 
  FLOODING WITH THIS EVENT. IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA 
  PLEASE PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER 
  SITUATION. 

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.

&&

$$
115 
WGUS61 KPHI 090908
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
408 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ008>010-012>020-022-025>027-PAZ070-071-101>106-
092100-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0005.141209T1200Z-141210T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-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...ELKTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...
TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...
MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...HAMMONTON...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...
HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...
COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...
PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
408 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW 
  JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST 
  MARYLAND...CECIL. IN NEW JERSEY...ATLANTIC...CAMDEN...COASTAL 
  ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...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 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN TOTALS
  NEAR OR ABOVE 2 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE. 

* IN ADDITION TO FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...THE HEAVY RAIN
  WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT RISES ON CREEKS AND RIVERS. SOME OF THE
  TRIBUTARIES COULD SEE MINOR OR EVEN MODERATE LEVEL FLOODING THIS
  AFTERNOON. RUNOFF FLOOD POTENTIAL CONTINUES TONIGHT...DESPITE
  THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVING ALREADY OCCURRED.

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.

&&

$$
305 
WGUS61 KPHI 091041
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
541 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ008>010-012>020-022-025>027-PAZ070-071-101>106-
092100-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0005.141209T1200Z-141210T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-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...ELKTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...
TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...
MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...HAMMONTON...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...
HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...
COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...
PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
541 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014

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

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW 
  JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 
  AREAS...IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST 
  MARYLAND...CECIL. IN NEW JERSEY...ATLANTIC...CAMDEN...COASTAL 
  ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...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 THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN 
  TOTALS NEAR OR ABOVE 2 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE.

* HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD BE COASTAL AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY WHERE 3
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. AS OF 530 AM... THERE WERE MANY REPORTS OF
  1 TO NEARLY 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN CAPE MAY...BURLINGTON AND
  ATLANTIC COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. 

* IN ADDITION TO FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...THE HEAVY 
  RAIN WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT RISES ON CREEKS AND RIVERS. SOME 
  OF THE TRIBUTARIES COULD SEE MINOR OR EVEN MODERATE LEVEL 
  FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON. RUNOFF FLOOD POTENTIAL CONTINUES 
  TONIGHT...DESPITE THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVING ALREADY OCCURRED. 

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
683 
WGUS61 KPHI 091447
FFAPHI

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
947 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014

DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ016>018-022-PAZ070-071-101-102-091600-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-141210T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-ATLANTIC-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...ELKTON...PENNSVILLE...
GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...HAMMONTON...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...WEST CHESTER...
KENNETT SQUARE
947 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

WITH THE BULK OF THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING OFF TO THE
NORTH...THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...
NORTHEAST MARYLAND...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NJZ001-007-PAZ061-062-092300-
/O.EXA.KPHI.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-141210T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUSSEX-WARREN-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...ALLENTOWN...
BETHLEHEM...EASTON
947 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND 
  EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN 
  NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...SUSSEX AND WARREN. IN EAST CENTRAL 
  PENNSYLVANIA...LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON. 

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. RAIN TOTALS BETWEEN
  2 AND 3 INCHES.

* AFTER THE HEAVIER RAIN ENDS...RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
  EVENING HOURS AFFECTING CREEKS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS.


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.

&&

$$

NJZ008>010-012>015-019-020-025>027-PAZ103>106-092300-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-141210T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
947 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2014

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

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING 
  THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NEW JERSEY...COASTAL ATLANTIC... 
  COASTAL OCEAN...EASTERN MONMOUTH...HUNTERDON...MERCER... 
  MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN... 
  SOMERSET...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN 
  SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...EASTERN MONTGOMERY...LOWER BUCKS... 
  UPPER BUCKS AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY. 

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. RAIN TOTALS
  BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES.

* AFTER THE HEAVIER RAIN ENDS...RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
  EVENING HOURS AFFECTING CREEKS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS.

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.

&&

$$

KRUZDLO
522 
WGUS61 KPHI 092035
FFAPHI

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
335 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014

NJZ001-007>010-012>015-019-020-025>027-PAZ061-062-103>106-092145-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-141210T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
OCEAN-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-
UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...
TRENTON...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...ALLENTOWN...
BETHLEHEM...EASTON...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
335 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

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

WITH THE HEAVIER RAINS MOVING NORTH OF THE REGION, THE FLOOD WATCH
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

SOME STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE EITHER APPROACHING BANKFULL OR ARE
EXPECTED TO. CONTINUE TO MONITOR YOUR LOCAL WATER LEVELS.

$$

KRUZDLO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 7, 7:29 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryPHI7 days
Dec 7, 9:12 PM ESTCoastal Flood WatchPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more19 hr
Dec 7, 9:12 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth and 2 more18 hr
Dec 8, 3:40 AM ESTGale WarningPHI39 hr
Dec 8, 3:50 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryPHIHunterdon, Mercer, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren18 hr
Dec 8, 3:51 PM ESTCoastal Flood WarningPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth and 1 more21 hr
Dec 8, 3:51 PM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHISalem22 hr
Dec 8, 4:18 PM ESTWind AdvisoryPHIAtlantic, Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean23 hr
Dec 8, 4:21 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningPHICarbon, Monroe36 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.