Western Jersey Weather

Flood Watch

Boy when it rains it pours around here. Stewartsville only received 0.06″ of rain yesterday at my station but I was attending a meeting on the other end of town and I could hear the rain pounding down on the roof. Not sure how much fell there but LVI airport was under the same cell and received 0.65″ of rain.

A wave of low pressure has formed on the cold front that pushed through last night as was responsible for all the rain. Look for a chance of shower later today and this evening. The steadiest and heaviest rain will be overnight into Friday morning. We are only expecting about 1/2″ of new rain but with the ground being so saturated it won’t take much to cause problems in some areas hence the Flood Watch.

Friday afternoon the weather will greatly improve. We should be OK for Friday NIght Lights and a b-e-a-utiful Fall weekend!

…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of eastern Pennsylvania, portions of northern, central and southwestern New Jersey, northern Delaware, and northeastern Maryland.

* From this evening through late tonight.

* An area of heavy rain is forecast to lift northeastward across the region tonight. Rainfall totals up to an inch or two are expected with some locally higher amounts possible.

* The heaviest of the rain is expected to fall over only a few hours. As a result, localized flooding is anticipated on roadways and in areas of poor drainage. Small streams and creeks are already running high and some minor flooding may occur.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Flood Watch means there is the potential for flooding based on the current forecast.

If you live in a location that is prone to flooding, please monitor the forecast through the day and be alert for possible Flood Warnings tonight.