[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 2/25/2010 9:36:41 AM

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WGUS81 KPHI 251436
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
936 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

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SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-CAMDEN NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-
ATLANTIC NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-
936 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR RAIN AND MELTING SNOW IN...
  ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ATLANTIC CITY...
  SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  CAPE MAY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAPE MAY...
  CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...VINELAND...MILLVILLE...
  SOUTHEASTERN GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHEASTERN SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 930 PM EST THURSDAY

* AT 933 AM EST...THE COMBINATION OF RECENT SNOWMELT AND RAINFALL 
HAS ELEVATED RIVERS, CREEKS, AND STREAMS IN THE ADVISED AREA. WATER 
WAS RUNNING HIGH ALONG THE FOLLOWING WATERWAYS AS WELL AS THE 
SMALLER TRIBUTARIES THAT FEED THEM...THE GREAT EGG HARBOR RIVER, THE 
MULLICA RIVER, AND THE MAURICE RIVER TO NAME A FEW. 

IN A FEW CASES, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INDICATED THAT WATER HAD RISEN 
OUT OF A COUPLE OF SMALL CHANNELS AND WAS ENCROACHING ROADWAYS AND 
PARKING LOTS, SUCH AS IN BUENA VISTA.

REPORTS OF FLOODED BASEMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN RECEIVED DUE TO THE 
EFFECTS OF GROUNDWATER. 

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING 
OF WATER IS OCCURRING.

CONTINUE TO STAY ABREAST OF THIS SITUATION. WITH WATER LEVELS 
EXPECTED TO RISE VERY SLOWLY THROUGH TODAY, WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. 

LAT...LON 3935 7441 3930 7455 3902 7479 3899 7479
      3893 7488 3892 7497 3899 7498 3911 7490
      3916 7491 3920 7504 3917 7514 3920 7519
      3923 7518 3932 7533 3986 7473 3957 7447
      3954 7441 3949 7438 3949 7431 3945 7429

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