Flood Watch

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Flood Watch from 12pm, 3/31 until 2am, 4/1. Be prepared to take action in the event that flooding develops.

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of northern Delaware, northeast 
  Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, including the 
  following areas, in northern Delaware, New Castle. In 
  northeast Maryland, Cecil. In New Jersey, Camden, eastern 
  Monmouth, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, 
  northwestern Burlington, ocean, Salem, Somerset, southeastern 
  Burlington, Warren, and western Monmouth. In Pennsylvania, 
  Berks, Carbon, Delaware, eastern Chester, eastern Montgomery, 
  Lehigh, lower Bucks, Northampton, Philadelphia, upper Bucks, 
  western Chester, and western Montgomery. 

* From noon EDT today through late tonight

* low pressure moving through the mid Atlantic will lead to a
  swath of heavy rainfall along and to the northwest of the I-95
  corridor. Widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are
  expected with localized amounts to 4 inches possible. The
  heaviest rain is expected to move through the area from 
  southwest to northeast this afternoon and evening.

* The heavy rainfall may result in flooding along area stream and
  creeks as well as urban and poor drainage flooding.

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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