[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Statement : PHI@ 8/11/2003 5:46:35 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

WGUS71 KPHI 112149
FFSPHI
DEC003-112315-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
541 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2003

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY...

AT 540 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 
CONTINUED TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW 
CASTLE COUNTY. SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON FAUKLAND 
ROAD WEST OF ROUTE 141...NEAR RED CLAY CREEK.  WATER WAS REPORTED 
RISING RAPIDLY AND APPROACHING NEARBY RESIDENCES. 

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATES THE HARDEST HIT AREAS HAVE HAD 
OVER FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST TWO HOURS 

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.  IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA PRONE 
TO FLOODING...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.  

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA FOR THE LATEST SEVERE
WEATHER INFORMATION.

REPEATING...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN NEW 
CASTLE COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM EDT.

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