[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Warning : PHI@ 08/01/2004 14:42:06

[n2qae at arrl.net]

FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR. 
 DELAWARE COUNTY IN S.E. PENNSYLVANIA
 PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN S.E. PENNSYLVANIA

  UNTIL 500 PM

: AT 1246 PM. ONGOING FLOODING WAS REPORTED ALONG THE DARBY
 AND CRUM CREEKS IN DELAWARE COUNTY AND THE WISSAHICKON CREEK
 IN PHILADELPHIA. ALL THE CREEKS HAVE CRESTED. BUT THE DOPPLER
 RADAR STORM TOTALIMATES OF 3 TO 6 IN. HAVE TO RUN THRU
 THE STREAMS. FOLLO THE DIRECTION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 
 PERSONNEL IN YOUR AREA.
 

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE TO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY OR HAVE BEEN BARRICADED. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT
TO ALLO YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER
SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIER GROUND.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES. 
DIPS. OR LO WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS FLOING STREAM. 
EVEN SMALL ONE. ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIER
GROUND.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT. LON 3993 7548 3985 7540 4002 7503 4006 7518

$$

TFG