Flood Watch
345 PM EST Wed Feb 28 2018 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a * Flood Watch for portions of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including the following areas, in New Jersey, Camden, Coastal Ocean, Eastern Monmouth, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Northwestern Burlington, Ocean, Somerset, Southeastern Burlington, Warren, and Western Monmouth. In Pennsylvania, Eastern Montgomery, Lehigh, Lower Bucks, Northampton, Philadelphia, Upper Bucks, and Western Montgomery. * From late Thursday night through late Friday night * Rain is expected to develop Thursday afternoon and persists through all of Friday and maybe into Friday night. The heaviest rain is expected across the northern half of New Jersey and east-central Pennsylvania. This includes the Raritan and Passaic basins in New jersey and portions of the Delaware Basin. * As the rain falls later on Thursday and into Friday, low-lying and poor drainage flooding is likely where the heaviest rain occurs. In addition, as this rainfall runs off into larger streams and rivers, flooding will also be possible Friday night into Saturday. 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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