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Possible Storm event 4/21-4/23


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Mike,

If we do get a widespread 2-3 locally 5" type event to verify, you guys worried about flash flooding? With the ground being incredibly dry and rock hard, you'd almost have to see more runoff than if the ground water table was closer to normal.

And in other news, my call of this being a more progressive system = BUST! Lol. No plans of quitting my day job.

We had a staff meeting a short time ago with our hydrologist. We will be issuing our thoughts this afternoon in the AFD as we still need to review all of the 12z guidance. But, it looks like if 2 inches or more of rain falls then some local flooding will probably start to occur.

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18z NAM insistent on a qpf bullseye over SE Pa

Between 51-63 hrs, it pummels us!

Also, a

Witt he fropa on sat, it develops a meso low which enhances rainfall rates (you can see it at Hr 27-33). A little suspect attm, but a def possibility.I'm still hoping for some decent thunderstorms sat...

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Given how much of a spread there is between the EC/GFS (which are almost locked in agreement) and the NAM, I'd be very skeptical of the NAM pushing for 4"+ of rain over that much of NJ.

SREF mean is 3-4...that might be a more realistic "top end" potential.

I also wouldn't be surprised if places west of 95 didn't even get an inch of rain from this.

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FLOOD WATCH

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

315 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

DEZ001-NJZ008>010-012-015-PAZ067>071-221000-

/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.A.0001.120422T1200Z-120423T0800Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

NEW CASTLE-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-CHESTER-

MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...

SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...TRENTON...WEST CHESTER...

NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA

315 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY

NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW JERSEY AND

SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN

NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NEW JERSEY...HUNTERDON...

MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS AND SOMERSET. IN SOUTHEAST

PENNSYLVANIA...BUCKS...CHESTER...DELAWARE...MONTGOMERY AND

PHILADELPHIA.

* FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT

* HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY INTO

SUNDAY EVENING. EVENT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2.0 TO 3.5 INCHES ARE

EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN

NEW JERSEY. EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE DRY DRY LATELY...THIS MUCH RAIN

COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF QUICK RESPONDING STREAMS AND SMALL

RIVERS...SUCH AS THOSE IN NORTHERN DELAWARE AND SOUTHEAST

PENNSYLVANIA. IN ADDITION...URBAN FLOODING FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

* AT THIS TIME...MAINSTEM RIVER FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.

HOWEVER...IF MORE THAN 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN FALLS IN THE PASSAIC

BASIN...MAINSTEM RIVER FLOODING BECOMES POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

HAYES

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Heaviest of the heavy rainfall with this storm is still over SNE on the GFS and EC...however, wider area of 2" rains for the region on both models.

Pretty safe call to go 1.5-3" for most spots, maybe a touch more along the coast.

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Heaviest of the heavy rainfall with this storm is still over SNE on the GFS and EC...however, wider area of 2" rains for the region on both models.

Pretty safe call to go 1.5-3" for most spots, maybe a touch more along the coast.

Still flip flopping galore going on.

NAM = further south and west into PA...while ECM practically goes up to NY state , ignoring the strong high pressure it's running into.

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Still flip flopping galore going on.

NAM = further south and west into PA...while ECM practically goes up to NY state , ignoring the strong high pressure it's running into.

A Tobyhanna special. ;) Just read this in the afternoon AFD...

THE WRAPAROUND MOISTURE COULD RESULT IN SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN

MONDAY NIGHT. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW THAT THE COLUMN COOLS ENOUGH

MONDAY NIGHT FOR SNOW ABOVE 1000 FEET...AND PLACES LIKE TOBYHANNA

COULD SEE 2 OR 3 INCHES OF SNOW BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY.

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A Tobyhanna special. ;) Just read this in the afternoon AFD...

THE WRAPAROUND MOISTURE COULD RESULT IN SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN

MONDAY NIGHT. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW THAT THE COLUMN COOLS ENOUGH

MONDAY NIGHT FOR SNOW ABOVE 1000 FEET...AND PLACES LIKE TOBYHANNA

COULD SEE 2 OR 3 INCHES OF SNOW BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY.

Getting a little too close for comfort for me. :yikes:

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A Tobyhanna special. ;) Just read this in the afternoon AFD...

THE WRAPAROUND MOISTURE COULD RESULT IN SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN

MONDAY NIGHT. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW THAT THE COLUMN COOLS ENOUGH

MONDAY NIGHT FOR SNOW ABOVE 1000 FEET...AND PLACES LIKE TOBYHANNA

COULD SEE 2 OR 3 INCHES OF SNOW BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY.

noice. :thumbsup:

2"-3" in late april, just from wrap-around ? sounds like a gamble.

Anything over an inch would surprise me.

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