[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 12/7/2011 6:52:39 AM

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WGUS81 KPHI 071151
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
651 AM EST WED DEC 7 2011

DEC001-003-MDC011-015-029-035-041-NJC001-005-007-009-011-015-019-021-
025-029-033-035-041-PAC011-017-025-029-045-077-089-091-095-101-
071545-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.Y.0210.111207T1151Z-111207T1545Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KENT DE-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-KENT MD-WARREN NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-
SOMERSET NJ-SALEM NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-CAMDEN NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
DELAWARE PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-CHESTER PA-MONTGOMERY PA-BERKS PA-
LEHIGH PA-NORTHAMPTON PA-CARBON PA-BUCKS PA-MONROE PA-MONMOUTH NJ-
QUEEN ANNE'S MD-TALBOT MD-NEW CASTLE DE-CAPE MAY NJ-OCEAN NJ-
ATLANTIC NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-
651 AM EST WED DEC 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  KENT COUNTY IN CENTRAL DELAWARE...
  NORTHERN CAROLINE COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND...
  CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...
  WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHWESTERN SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  SALEM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
  DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  LEHIGH COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  CARBON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  SOUTHWESTERN MONMOUTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
  QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...
  NORTHEASTERN TALBOT COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND...
  NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...
  NORTHERN CAPE MAY COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHWESTERN OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 1045 AM EST

* AT 645 AM EST BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING NORTHEAST FROM 
  NORTHERN SECTIONS OF VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND THROUGH THE NORTH TWO
  THIRDS OF DELAWARE INTO SOUTHWEST NEW JERSEY AND MUCH OF EASTERN
  PENNSYLVANIA.  

RAINFALL RATES WILL AVERAGE ONE TO 4 TENTHS OF AN INCH AN HOUR FOR 2 
TO 4 HOURS BEFORE THERE IS A TEMPORARY EASING OF THE HEAVY RAIN LATE 
THIS MORNING.  

THE PRIMARY CONCERN IS FOR POOR DRAINAGE STREET FLOODING DURING THE 
MORNING COMMUTE. SMALL STREAMS WILL BE RISING BUT SHOULD REMAIN 
WITHIN THEIR BANKS THROUGH AT LEAST 11 AM.  

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.

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING
OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.

&&

LAT...LON 3953 7440 3945 7429 3935 7441 3914 7490
      3917 7514 3951 7553 3958 7554 3958 7556
      3899 7531 3872 7613 3920 7627 3953 7599
      3972 7624 4014 7590 4050 7644 4074 7578
      4091 7600 4111 7576 4126 7521 3961 7418

$$

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