Flash flood watch

Has anybody else in the New Jersey area noticed this new trend of flash flood watches popping up every time the forecast calls for the slightest bit of precipitation?

Sure, I'm all about notifying the good people of this fine state of the high probability of heavy rain, but is a flash flood watch really necessary? See, maybe I'm overly-sensitive, but when I see the words "flash flood," I get a little antsy, especially if I know that I'm about to hit the road to do a whole lot of driving. Therefore, I'd appreciate it if the folks over at the National Weather Service could issue these watches a bit more sparingly. Of course, the more liberal they are when it comes to these warnings, the more likely we are to run into a classic Weatherman Who Cried Wolf situation - and considering the average level of intelligence amongst most NJ drivers, I wouldn't want to run into a situation where the Parkway starts retaining water and people are too stupid to take it seriously enough to get off.

And with that, I ought to go check the weather. I've got a long drive ahead of me, and I wouldn't want to head out before verifying that there's a flash flood watch in effect for me to ignore.