[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Warning : PHI@ 1/27/2010 9:19:09 AM

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WGUS41 KPHI 271418
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
918 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010

...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE 
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MARYLAND...
  SUSQUEHANNA BELOW CONOWINGO DAM AFFECTING CECIL AND HARFORD COUNTIES

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE 
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

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918 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE SUSQUEHANNA BELOW CONOWINGO DAM.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.9 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 23.5 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 25.0 FEET BY THIS 
  AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...AT 24.8 FEET...NOTIFICATION LEVEL 5 WITH 21 TO 25 GATES OPEN 
  AT CONOWINGO DAM. BACKYARDS AND BASEMENTS ON MAIN STREET AND TOME'S 
  LANDING BEGIN TO FLOOD.

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                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER
  CONOWINGO DAM    23.5   23.88  WED 8 AM    25.0  WED 1 PM 

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