[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Warning : PHI@ 8/21/2011 9:51:33 PM

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WGUS51 KPHI 220151
FFWPHI
PAC101-220400-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
951 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN PHILADELPHIA COUNTY...

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT...

* AT 945 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ENDING OVER
  PHILADELPHIA BUT HAVE COMBINED WITH THE HIGH RAIN TOTALS OF THIS
  AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE CONTINUING RUNOFF LATE THIS EVENING. THE
  WISSAHICKON CREEK IN PHILADELPHIA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE MINOR
  FLOODING ALONG SOME OF ITS LENGTH. THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD
  WARNING WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH MIDNIGHT TO ALLOW WATER TO DRAIN
  AWAY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO WATCH
  FOR FLOODED AREAS ON ROADS. NEVER DRIVE INTO OR THROUGH FLOODED
  ROADWAYS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  PHILADELPHIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE 
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN 
AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS... 
OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! NEVER TRY TO 
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE 
RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

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LAT...LON 4003 7499 4001 7504 3998 7507 3998 7511
      3995 7517 4006 7518 4006 7514 4005 7512
      4010 7504 4010 7498

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