[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 8/25/2011 10:00:50 AM

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WGUS81 KPHI 251400
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1000 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

DEC003-NJC005-007-015-019-021-023-025-027-035-037-041-PAC017-029-045-
091-101-251700-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.Y.0152.110825T1400Z-110825T1700Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-MORRIS NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-SOMERSET NJ-CAMDEN NJ-
GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-DELAWARE PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-
CHESTER PA-MONTGOMERY PA-BUCKS PA-MONMOUTH NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-
BURLINGTON NJ-
1000 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  SUSSEX COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
  MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  MONMOUTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
  NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...
  NORTHERN BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 100 PM EDT

* AT 956 AM EDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS DROPPING IN EXCESS OF
  AN INCH OF RAIN AS IT MOVED ACROSS NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN DELAWARE. THE LINE
  WILL MOVE TO THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR THROUGH NOON AND CAUSE
  FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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. FIND A ROUTE OVER HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 4015 7401 4016 7443 4007 7456 3996 7450
      3959 7499 3977 7544 3931 7572 3972 7579
      3976 7605 4043 7550 4062 7520 4092 7509
      4134 7473 4117 7440 4104 7449 4097 7427
      4059 7444 4059 7420 4045 7422 4044 7397

$$

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