188 WGUS61 KPHI 231916 FFAPHI URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 316 PM EDT Sun Jul 23 2017 DEZ001-MDZ008-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>019-PAZ054-055-060>062- 070-071-101>106-241000- /O.NEW.KPHI.FF.A.0004.170723T2200Z-170724T1000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ New Castle-Cecil-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, 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, Kennett Square, Collegeville, Pottstown, Norristown, Lansdale, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, and Doylestown 316 PM EDT Sun Jul 23 2017 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for the Pennsylvania counties of Carbon, Monroe, Northampton, Lehigh, Berks, Chester, Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware and Philadelphia, for the New Jersey counties of Sussex, Warren, Morris, Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Salem, for New Castle County in Delaware, and for Cecil County in Maryland * From 6 PM EDT this evening through late tonight * Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain will move through eastern Pennsylvania, northeastern Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey during the balance of today and into tonight. Rainfall amounts up to 2 to 4 inches are possible. The heavy rain will fall in a short amount of time and it may result in flash flooding. * Heavy rain falling in a short period of time will result in rapidly rising water levels along streams and creeks and in areas of poor drainage. Significant roadway flooding may occur. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means that flash flooding is possible. Flash flooding is very dangerous. Please monitor the forecast and be prepared to take action if a Flash Flood Warning is issued for your location. Do not drive through flood waters. The water may be deeper than you think it is. A vehicle can easily become trapped in flood waters endangering its occupants and those who come to their rescue. && $$ Iovino