[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Warning : PHI@ 8/2/2009 1:25:49 PM

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WGUS41 KPHI 021725
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
125 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2009

PAC091-101-022315-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0013.090802T1725Z-090802T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PHILADELPHIA PA-MONTGOMERY PA-
125 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  WESTERN PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS CAUSED THE WISSAHICKON CREEK AND OTHER
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE AREA TO FLOOD. URBAN FLOODING HAS 
ALSO BEEN REPORTED. THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA BUT A 
FEW ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WATER 
LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO LOWER LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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LAT...LON 4020 7521 4018 7510 3991 7520 3998 7528

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RPW