This just in from the National Weather Service :
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON
* FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
* LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST EARLY ON FRIDAY. THE LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES UP THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO PASS OVER EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA ON SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE MOVING UP OVER NEW ENGLAND ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
* RAIN SHOULD BEGIN TO MOVE INTO NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, DELAWARE, EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY, AND IT WILL LIKELY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. ONE AND A HALF TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE REGION FROM LATE FRIDAY INTO LATE SATURDAY. SOME LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN.
* RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE REGION CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH AS A RESULT OF THE HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY ON WEDNESDAY. THE GROUND ALSO REMAINS NEARLY SATURATED AT MOST LOCATIONS. AS A RESULT, THE HEAVY RAIN THAT FALLS FROM LATE
FRIDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY WILL QUICKLY CAUSE RIVER AND STREAM LEVELS TO RISE. MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON MANY AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS OVER THE WEEKEND. SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY EXPERIENCE MODERATE FLOODING GIVEN THEIR FASTER RESPONSE TO
hEAVY RAINFALL.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING IN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING, BE SURE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.
ONE WAY TO CHECK EXISTING AND FORECAST CONDITIONS ON WATERWAYS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION IS TO MONITOR THE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE /AHPS/ AVAILABLE ON OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI. JUST CLICK THE AHPS ICON ON THE LEFT HAND
MENU.
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