...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY AND
PENNSYLVANIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN NEW JERSEY,
ATLANTIC, ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY, CAPE MAY, COASTAL
ATLANTIC, COASTAL OCEAN, EASTERN MONMOUTH, HUNTERDON, MERCER,
MIDDLESEX, NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, OCEAN, SOMERSET,
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN
PENNSYLVANIA, BERKS, LOWER BUCKS, AND UPPER BUCKS.

* THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON

* MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE
GROUND REMAINS SATURATED IN THE REGION DUE TO THE RECENT HEAVY
RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS, AND THIS WILL
MAKE IT EASIER THAN USUAL FOR FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS
THAT RECEIVE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER A SHORT DURATION.

* AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED, ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AND
FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL ALSO BE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT REMAIN ELEVATED
FROM ANTECEDENT RAINFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH
FLOODING WHICH CAN BE LIFE-THREATENING. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. RAPIDLY RISING FLOOD WATERS
MAY QUICKLY INUNDATE ROADWAYS AND AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. STREAMS
AND CREEKS COULD LEAVE THEIR BANKS, FLOODING NEARBY PROPERTIES.

PLEASE MONITOR THE FORECAST, ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN A LOCATION
THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A FLASH
FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

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