[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 5/23/2009 4:34:30 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 232034
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
434 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2009

PAC077-095-232330-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.Y.0010.090523T2034Z-090523T2330Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LEHIGH PA-NORTHAMPTON PA-
434 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
  DRAINAGE AREAS IN...
  EAST CENTRAL LEHIGH COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 432 PM EDT THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND LARGE HAIL WERE
  OCCURRING IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. MESONET SITES
  HAVE REPORTED UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN WITHIN AN
  HOUR. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS ALONG THE TRACK OF THE STORM SHOULD
  AVERAGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND 
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. 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 4076 7561 4085 7530 4068 7528 4061 7544

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TFG