[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 2/25/2010 9:13:46 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 260212
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
912 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

NJC001-005-007-009-011-015-033-261430-
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SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-CAMDEN NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-
ATLANTIC NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-
912 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* 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 AM EST FRIDAY

* AT 908 PM 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. 

AT 9:00 PM...THE MARICE RIVER AT NORMA HAD REACHED FLOOD STAGE OF 
4.0 FEET...SO MINOR FLOODING WILL BE OCCURRING AT NORMA AT LEAST 
INTO FRIDAY MORNING...AND MINOR FLOODING THERE WILL LIKELY OCCUR 
INTO THE WEEKEND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING
OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.

&&

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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