[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Warning : PHI@ 7/14/2010 4:04:43 PM

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WGUS41 KPHI 142003
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
403 PM EDT WED JUL 14 2010

DEC003-NJC005-007-015-033-PAC029-045-091-101-142300-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0028.100714T2003Z-100714T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SALEM NJ-CAMDEN NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-DELAWARE PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-
CHESTER PA-MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-BURLINGTON NJ-
403 PM EDT WED JUL 14 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS IN...
  NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WILMINGTON...
  EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  SOUTHERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST
  PENNSYLVANIA...
  SOUTHERN PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA...
  WEST CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAMDEN...
  NORTHERN GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHWESTERN SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT

* AT 358 PM EDT THE HEAVIEST OF THE RAIN HAS ALREADY OCCURRED TODAY.
RAINFALL OF ONE TENTH TO 9 TENTHS OF AN INCH BETWEEN NOW AND 5 PM 
COMBINED WITH RESIDUAL RUNOFF AND PONDING FROM THE EXCESSIVE EARLY 
AFTERNOON RAIN HAS PROMPTED THIS LESSER BUT STILL SIGNIFICANT 
WARNING. 

MOST IF NOT ALL SMALL CREEKS THAT WERE RISING TO BANKFULL SHOULD 
HAVE CRESTED.  

THIS AREAL FLOOD WARNING REPLACES ALL OTHER WARNINGS THAT WERE 
POSTED FOR THE PHILADELPHIA WILMINGTON INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR. 

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED. ANY LARGER 
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FURTHER FLASH FLOODING IS NOT 
EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY 
PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST 
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO 
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 3987 7482 3975 7497 3966 7551 3966 7552
      3969 7552 3965 7556 3972 7579 3991 7548
      4003 7522 4000 7498

$$

DRAG