Bog Blog 5/17/11

Hello all! Sorry I've been missing for a few days- I've been dealing with an abscessed tooth, and made snapping turtles look genial. All better now, just in time to relay this message from the National Weather Service:

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
946 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011

DEZ001-NJZ016>019-PAZ070-071-172200-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.A.0003.110518T0300Z-110518T0800Z/
NEW CASTLE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
946 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* AREAS AFFECTED...THE TIDAL PORTION OF THE DELAWARE RIVER AND ITS TIDAL TRIBUTARIES.
* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR TO MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING IS
  ANTICIPATED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...HIGH TIDE ON THE LOWER DELAWARE RIVER WORKS ITS WAY UP RIVER BETWEEN ABOUT 1100 PM TUESDAY EVENING AND 300 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT PHILADELPHIA... PENNSYLVANIA... HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT 230 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING... WITH A FORECAST TIDE LEVEL OF 9.0 TO 9.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD... AND MINOR TO
  MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. RUNOFF FROM EXPECTED HEAVY RAIN WILL SERVE TO INCREASE TIDE LEVELS.
* AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF MINOR TO PERHAPS MODERATE TIDAL
  FLOODING IS POSSIBLE FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY.

DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED...LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIRS.

FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES.HTM (ALL IN LOWER CASE).

I'm off to make sure my neighbors get their cars moved! I'll post again later on to let you know how the weather and the flooding is affecting the turtle nesting situation.