[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 8/19/2011 4:40:33 AM

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WGUS81 KPHI 190837
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
437 AM EDT FRI AUG 19 2011

DEC003-PAC045-191345-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DELAWARE PA-NEW CASTLE DE-
437 AM EDT FRI AUG 19 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM EDT FOR URBAN
AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN NORTHEASTERN NEW CASTLE AND SOUTHWESTERN
DELAWARE COUNTIES...

AT 429 AM EDT THE HEAVY OVERNIGHT RAINS /ABOUT 2.5 INCHES IN 
CLAYMONT/ HAVE ENDED LEAVING CONSIDERABLE POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IN 
THE URBAN AREAS OF FAR NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY ADJACENT THE 
PENNSYLVANIA DELAWARE BORDER. REPORTS WERE RECEIVED OF INUNDATED 
ROADS AND A COUPLE OF HOMES ISOLATED NEAR TALLEYVILLE CLAYMONT... 
NORTH OF WILMINGTON WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN OCCURRED BETWEEN 1 AM 
AND 230 AM. THERE WERE ALSO REPORTS OF FLOODED BASEMENTS THERE. 

* THE BRANDYWINE CREEK IN NORTHERN NEWCASTLE COUNTY HAD STOPPED ITS
  RAPID RISE NEAR 14.8 FEET...MORE THAN A FOOT AND HALF BELOW FLOOD
  STAGE. 

* HOWEVER ON THE PENNSYLVANIA SIDE...THERE WAS A REPORT FROM CHESTER
  COUNTY THAT THE BRANDYWINE WAS OUT OF ITS BANKS AND CLOSED A ROAD
  IN BIRMINGHAM TOWNSHIP...JUST SOUTH OF WEST CHESTER. 

THIS STATEMENT SUPERSEDES THE FLOOD ADVISORY ISSUED EARLIER FOR 
NORTHERN DELAWARE. 

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY FLOOD WATER AVOIDANCE 
PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3984 7560 3985 7561 3989 7555 3985 7545
      3982 7540 3974 7553 3975 7557 3978 7560
      3983 7561 3984 7561

$$

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