[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 12/11/2008 10:27:39 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 120326
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1026 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

DEC003-NJC005-007-015-021-PAC017-029-045-091-101-121030-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081212T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CAMDEN NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-DELAWARE PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-
CHESTER PA-MONTGOMERY PA-BUCKS PA-NEW CASTLE DE-BURLINGTON NJ-
1026 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM EST FRIDAY FOR
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...NORTHERN NEW CASTLE...SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...SOUTHEASTERN CHESTER...PHILADELPHIA...
DELAWARE...EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL MERCER...NORTHWESTERN GLOUCESTER AND
NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN COUNTIES...

AT 1023 PM EST...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM    
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS INDICATED THAT UP TO TWO     
INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED 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 AND 
PENNYPACK CREEK IN PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, VALLEY CREEK IN CHESTER 
COUNTY, AND CRUM CREEK IN DELAWARE COUNTY..  

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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