[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Warning : PHI@ 12/12/2008 12:55:27 AM

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WGUS41 KPHI 120555
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1255 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

PAC011-017-029-077-091-121345-
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1255 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN LEHIGH COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN...
  NORTHERN BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 845 AM EST

* AT 1250 AM 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 SATURATED GROUND AND THE HILLY NATURE OF THE TERRAIN,      
  RUNOFF HAS BEEN EFFICIENTLY MAKING IT INTO LOCAL CREEKS AND        
  STREAMS. FLOODING IS LIKELY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE TO THE WEST BRANCH  
  OF THE BRANDYWINE CREEK IN CHESTER COUNTY, FRENCH CREEK IN CHESTER 
  COUNTY, MANATAWNY CREEK IN BUCKS COUNTY, AND THE PERKIOMEN CREEK   
  IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. 

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.

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.

LAT...LON 4026 7606 4049 7560 4065 7542 4060 7539
      4058 7541 4053 7535 4062 7520 4056 7519
      4056 7511 4055 7508 4042 7506 4040 7502
      4040 7497 4033 7494 4004 7566 3984 7580
      3983 7604 4014 7590

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