[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 5/16/2011 3:49:01 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 161948
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
348 PM EDT MON MAY 16 2011

PAC011-029-162215-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110516T2215Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHESTER PA-BERKS PA-
348 PM EDT MON MAY 16 2011

...THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
615 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL BERKS AND WESTERN CHESTER COUNTIES...

AT 346 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
AREAS OF DOWNPOURS CONTINUING TO MOVE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. SOME 
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT 0.7 TO 1.4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 
ALREADY FALLEN WITHIN THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL 
WILL CAUSE FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE AS WELL AS ON ROADWAYS.
DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS A ROADWAY THAT IS COVERED BY WATER.

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 4056 7577 3983 7572 3983 7602 3992 7601
      3993 7600 3999 7599 4003 7595 4011 7595
      4014 7590 4025 7606 4054 7609

$$

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