[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Warning : PHI@ 12/12/2008 6:47:15 AM

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WGUS41 KPHI 121147
FLWPHI

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

NJC019-035-121815-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FA.W.0015.000000T0000Z-081212T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
647 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE...
  EASTERN HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 115 PM EST FRIDAY

* OVER THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA SINCE THURSDAY, 
  AND WATER LEVELS CONTINUE OUT OF THEIR BANKS ON MANY SMALLER       
  STREAMS THIS MORNING. THE FLOOD WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN         
  EXTENDED UNTIL 115 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SOME ADDITIONAL SHOWERS    
  ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING, BUT THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO AGGRAVATE  
  THE FLOODING SITUATION.

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 4037 7462 4039 7464 4037 7473 4042 7476
      4041 7481 4038 7481 4038 7485 4034 7486
      4060 7501 4072 7495 4078 7490 4077 7487
      4073 7482 4071 7474 4073 7460 4042 7457

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JJM