Flood Watch

...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.
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES 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 NORTH CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND THE SCHUYLKILL
BASIN IN PENNSYLVANIA. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY
OR THURSDAY IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS OR NEAR ANY FLOODED STREAMS.
* AS OF 5AM TUESDAY, THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE CHANGE IN THE
EXPECTATIONS SINCE THE INITIAL WATCH ISSUANCE ON MONDAY.
ULTIMATELY THE EXTENT OF THE FLOODING WILL DEPEND ON
WEDNESDAY`S TOTAL RAINFALL. THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT THAT MOST IF
NOT ALL OF THE SNOW WILL BE MELTED BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE
RESULTS OF THE RUNOFF INTO THE SMALLER RIVERS CREEKS AND STREAMS
SHOULD BE APPROACHING CREST THURSDAY OR HAVING ALREADY PEAKED BY
THEN.

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