[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Warning : PHI@ 12/11/2008 9:33:00 PM

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WGUS41 KPHI 120232
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
932 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

DEC003-NJC005-007-015-021-PAC017-029-045-091-101-121030-
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932 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEWARK...
  SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WEST CHESTER...
  DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WILLOW GROVE...
  PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA...
  NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAMDEN...
  NORTHWESTERN GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 530 AM EST FRIDAY

* AT 928 PM EST...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM   
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS INDICATED THAT UP TO ONE   
  AND ONE-HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF   
  THE ADVISED AREA. RADAR ALSO INDICATED THAT MORE HEAVY RAINFALL    
  WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF THE REGION THE NEXT SEVERAL 
  HOURS. BECAUSE OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT, RUNOFF HAS BEEN           
  EFFICIENTLY MAKING IT INTO LOCAL CREEKS AND STREAMS. FLOODING IS   
  LIKELY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE TO FRANKFORD CREEK IN PHILADELPHIA       
  COUNTY AND VALLEY CREEK IN CHESTER COUNTY.  

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO 
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 4004 7565 4032 7493 4015 7472 4016 7471
      4013 7466 3979 7543 3965 7578 3984 7580

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