Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Flood Watch For An Ice Jam

Flash Flood Watch (New Jersey)
2014-01-08T10:21:00GMT-0500
2014-01-09T06:00:00GMT-0500
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR AREAS ADJACENT TO THE DELAWARE RIVER DUE TO AN ICE JAM...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...ADJACENT TO THE DELAWARE RIVER...INCLUDING MERCER AND NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY...AND LOWER BUCKS AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * AN ICE JAM HAS DEVELOPED ON THE DELAWARE RIVER NEAR TRENTON. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A FEW MILES OF NEAR BANK FULL CONDITIONS NORTH OF THE ICE JAM. WHEN THIS ICE JAM BREAKS...THERE MAY BE ENOUGH WATER BEHIND THE JAM TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING DOWNSTREAM. * TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FREEZING TODAY AND TONIGHT...SO THE ICE JAM MAY NOT BREAK UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING. * THOUGH IT IS NOT POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME TO DETERMINE HOW HIGH THE WATER LEVELS WILL RISE ONCE THE ICE JAM BREAKS...THERE IS A RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. * NAVIGATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE, SUCH AS DOCKS, COULD BE AFFECTED BY THE RELEASE.
Mercer; Northwestern Burlington
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