We still have 7-8″ of snow in southern section of western New Jersey. the warm weather of the last few days has allowed some of it to melt slowly chich is what we want. But Wednesday will bring about 1″ of rain to western New Jersey.

The NWS has issued a flood watch for southern portions of western New Jersey. Make sure storm drains a leaders from gutters are cleared so rain has someplace to go instead of your basement! The flood watch could be extended further north.

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
332 PM EST MON FEB 1 2016

...FLOODING POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE GREAT LAKES INTO QUEBEC
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND BE OFF THE COAST BY
THURSDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF RAIN AND MELTING SNOW COULD
PRODUCE FLOODING.

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NEW CASTLE-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-
SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-WESTERN CHESTER-EASTERN CHESTER-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...READING...
ALLENTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...
WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...
NORRISTOWN...LANSDALE...CHALFONT...PERKASIE...MORRISVILLE...
DOYLESTOWN
332 PM EST MON FEB 1 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW JERSEY AND
  PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN
  DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...
  HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...
  SALEM...SOMERSET AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...
  BERKS...DELAWARE...EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN MONTGOMERY...
  LEHIGH...LOWER BUCKS...PHILADELPHIA...UPPER BUCKS...WESTERN
  CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY.

* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON

* THE COMBINATION OF MELTING SNOW AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN COULD
  PRODUCE WIDESPREAD LOW-LYING, POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MINOR TO MODERATE RIVER FLOODING IS
  POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY ACROSS THE RARITAN AND
  PASSAIC BASINS OF NEW JERSEY AND THE SCHUYLKILL BASIN IN PENNSYLVANIA.

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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