[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Warning : PHI@ 8/27/2011 5:43:33 PM

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WGUS41 KPHI 272142
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
542 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

DEC003-NJC001-005-007-009-011-015-019-021-023-025-029-035-PAC017-029-
045-091-101-280330-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HUNTERDON NJ-SOMERSET NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-CAMDEN NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-
MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-DELAWARE PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-CHESTER 
PA-MONTGOMERY PA-BUCKS PA-MONMOUTH NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-CAPE MAY 
NJ-OCEAN NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-
542 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN 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...
  NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...
  NORTHEASTERN CAPE MAY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT

* AT 530 PM...BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE TO CIRCULATE WESTWARD
  ACROSS NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE INTO SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. 
  SO FAR AS OF 530 PM...RAINFALL IN THE FLOOD WARNING AREA HAS BEEN
  BETWEEN ONE HALF AND 2 INCHES. 

* RAINFALL RATES WILL NOTICEABLY INCREASE IN THE WARNING AREA THIS
  EVENING WITH STORM TOTALS BY 1130 PM EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 2
  AND 5 INCHES.  THE GROUND...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE NEW
  JERSEY TURNPIKE IS STILL QUITE WET FROM RECORD AUGUST RAINS...
  AND ONLY CAPABLE OF PROCESSING A LITTLE UNDER 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN
  3 HOURS BEFORE FLOODING SHOULD DEVELOP.

*  THE PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE POOR DRAINAGE STREET 
   FLOODING. BASEMENT FLOODING IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP IN SOME AREAS
   LATER TONIGHT.

* THIS FLOOD WARNING LIES ADJACENT A SIMILAR WARNING FOR THE 
  REMAINDER OF DELAWARE...EASTERN MARYLAND AND FAR SOUTHWEST NEW
  JERSEY.     

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL THIS EVENING 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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3968 7412 3951 7426 3953 7440 3945 7429
      3935 7441 3930 7455 3912 7471 3979 7522
      3973 7615 3987 7601 4011 7595 4011 7589
      4073 7491 4054 7424 4047 7427 4045 7422
      4042 7399 4047 7401 4043 7396

$$

DRAG