[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 11/29/2011 6:32:12 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 292331
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
631 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-
631 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 630 PM EST A BAND OF OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FROM 
NORTHEAST 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 EXCEEDED 1 INCH IN THE POCONOS 
WITH NEARLY AN INCH IN WILMINGTON DELAWARE AND READING PENNSYLVANIA 
AND OVER HALF AN INCH AT ALLENTOWN AND POTTSTOWN.

RAINFALL IN THE BAND WAS STILL AVERAGING ONE TO TWO TENTHS AN HOUR 
WITH SPOTTY HEAVIER HOURLY AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH. 

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN THIS BAND OF RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN   
PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN DELAWARE WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 1.6  
INCHES BY 830 PM TONIGHT.

SMALL STREAMS IN NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY NEAR WILMINGTON WERE 
RESPONDING WITH SHARP RISES OF 3 FEET IN THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS. 
THESE FAST RESPONDING RIVERS SHOULD REMAIN WITHIN THEIR BANKS AS THE 
RAIN TAPERS OFF AROUND 8 PM.   

RAIN WAS ALREADY DIMINISHING IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE AND THIS TREND 
WILL SPREAD NORTH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF DELAWARE AND MARYLANDS 
EASTERN SHORE BETWEEN 7 AND 830 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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