[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 11/29/2011 5:07:57 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 292207
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
507 PM EST TUE NOV 29 2011

DEC001-003-005-MDC011-015-029-035-041-NJC001-005-007-009-011-015-019-
021-033-041-PAC011-017-025-029-045-077-089-091-095-101-300115-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.Y.0209.000000T0000Z-111130T0115Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KENT DE-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-KENT MD-WARREN NJ-HUNTERDON 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-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-TALBOT MD-
SUSSEX DE-NEW CASTLE DE-CAPE MAY NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-
507 PM EST TUE NOV 29 2011

...THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EST FOR WESTERN
BURLINGTON...WESTERN ATLANTIC...WESTERN CAPE MAY...NEW CASTLE...
SUSSEX...NORTHERN TALBOT...QUEEN ANNE'S...MONROE...BUCKS...CARBON...
NORTHAMPTON...LEHIGH...BERKS...MONTGOMERY...CHESTER...PHILADELPHIA...
DELAWARE...NORTHWESTERN MERCER...GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...CUMBERLAND...
SALEM...WESTERN HUNTERDON...WESTERN WARREN...KENT...CECIL...CAROLINE
AND KENT COUNTIES...

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE ENTIRE METRO REGION OF PHILADELPHIA TO 
WILMINGTON NORTHWARD TO ALLENTOWN AND INTO THE POCONOS.  

AT 5 PM A NORTH SOUTH BAND OF OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN 
FROM MARYLAND...DELAWARE...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND WESTERN NEW 
JERSEY WAS MOVING SLOWLY EAST AS ELEMENTS WITHIN THE BAND RACED 
NORTH. 

TOTAL RAINFALL TODAY...SO FAR...HAS REACHED ABOUT 0.90 INCHES AT 
MOUNT POCONO...AND MORE THAN ONE HALF INCH AT WILMINGTON DELAWARE. 

RAINFALL IN THE BAND IS AVERAGING ONE TO TWO TENTHS AN HOUR WITH 
SPOTTY HEAVIER HOURLY AMOUNTS. 

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN THIS BAND OF RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN   
PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN DELAWARE SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN THREE QUARTERS
OF AN INCH AND 1.5 INCHES BY 830 PM TONIGHT.

THE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL CAUSE 
STRETCHES OF CONSIDERABLY SLOWER TRAVEL DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE STREET 
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF ANY LEAF CLOGGED STORM 
DRAINS. 

RAIN WILL END IN EASTERN MARYLAND AND SOUTHWEST DELAWARE AROUND 8 
PM. 

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 3845 7564 3846 7570 3867 7576 3875 7635
      4014 7590 4050 7644 4074 7578 4091 7600
      4111 7576 4126 7514 3969 7465 3892 7492
      3892 7497 3916 7491 3958 7556 3847 7504

$$

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