…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON…

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of Delaware, northeast Maryland, New
Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania, including the following
areas, in Delaware, Delaware Beaches, Inland Sussex, Kent, and
New Castle. In northeast Maryland, Caroline, Cecil, Kent MD,
Queen Annes, and Talbot. In New Jersey, Atlantic, Atlantic
Coastal Cape May, Camden, Cape May, Coastal Atlantic, Coastal
Ocean, Cumberland, 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 Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon.

* Light rain will begin to spread into the region tonight and
intensify later in the day on Thursday. Periods of heavy rain can
be expected to persist into Friday morning. The heavy rain threat
will end Friday afternoon. Amounts up to three inches are
possible. At this time, the heaviest rain is expected along and
east of the I-95 corridor.

* As a result of the rainfall, poor drainage and low-lying flooding
will likely begin late Thursday. Small stream as well as mainstem
flooding is possible Thursday night and Friday. In some cases,
flooding on the larger rivers could persist into the weekend.
Please refer to the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS)
website for the latest crest forecasts.

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.