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.