[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 8/22/2011 10:35:29 AM

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1035 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

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MONMOUTH NJ-
1035 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT MONDAY FOR
URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN SOUTH CENTRAL MONMOUTH COUNTY...

AT 1022 AM EDT THE SQUANKUM RIVER AT MANASQUAN WAS IN MODERATE   
FLOOD WITH A STAGE READING OF 9.94 FEET. THE RIVER HAS RECENTLY 
ACCELERATED ITS RATE OF RISE AS THE RIVER RESPONDS TO INCOMING HIGH 
TIDE. HIGH TIDE IS AROUND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THE SQUANKUM MAY 
CREST CLOSE TO 11 FEET DURING MIDDAY WHICH IS THE THRESHOLD FOR 
MAJOR FLOOD. FLOOD STAGE IS 7.5 FEET.   

TODAYS FLOODING IS SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE THAN THAT OF THE 15TH...THE 
RIVER ALREADY RUNNING ABOUT 2.5 FEET HIGHER THAN LAST WEEK.  

THE FLOOD OF RECORD HERE IS A 12.45 STAGE SET ON SEPTEMBER 21 1938.

MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE 
RIVER SHOULD BEGIN A RECESSION DURING MID AFTERNOON AND PROBABLY 
DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE SOMETIME THIS EVENING. 

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING. 

ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY AVOIDANCE PRECAUTIONS 
IMMEDIATELY AND FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. 

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.

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LAT...LON 4026 7412 4015 7409 4011 7421 4018 7426

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DRAG