[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 11/29/2011 7:39:52 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 300039
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
739 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-
739 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 METRO REGION OF PHILADELPHIA TO 
WILMINGTON NORTHWARD TO ALLENTOWN AND INTO THE POCONOS.

AT 735 PM...THE BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS DIMINISHING 
RAPIDLY ACROSS MARYLANDS EASTERN SHORE INTO SOUTHERN DELAWARE.

THE WORST HAS OCCURRED IN THE WILMINGTON DELAWARE AREA WHERE OVER AN 
INCH FELL TODAY. THE CHRISTINA RIVER AT COOCHS BRIDGE WAS RISING 
RAPIDLY BUT SHOULD REMAIN JUST A FEW INCHES BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS 
EVENING.  

ELSEWHERE...ISOLATED STORM TOTALS WERE ABOVE ONE AND ONE QUARTER 
INCHES IN THE POCONOS WITH OVER HALF AN INCH IN THE PHILADELPHIA 
AREA AND NEARLY 8 TENTHS OF AN INCH AT ALLENTOWN. 

RAIN WILL BE DIMINISHING OR ENDING ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN 
PENNSYLVANIA AND WESTERN NEW JERSEY BETWEEN 830 PM AND 1030PM.     

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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