[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Warning : PHI@ 9/7/2011 3:48:08 AM

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WGUS41 KPHI 070747
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
347 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA... 

  CHESTER CREEK NEAR CHESTER AFFECTING DELAWARE COUNTY
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE 
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA...
  PERKIOMEN CREEK AT GRATERFORD AFFECTING MONTGOMERY COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE 
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

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PAC091-071347-
/O.EXT.KPHI.FL.W.0158.000000T0000Z-110907T2345Z/
/GRAP1.2.ER.110907T0318Z.110907T1200Z.110907T1745Z.NO/
347 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE PERKIOMEN CREEK AT GRATERFORD.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  3:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.3 FEET BY THIS 
  MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 13.5 FEET...HOUSES ON LEFT BANK IN GRATERFORD FLOODED

$$

PAC045-071346-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FL.W.0161.110907T0747Z-110907T2136Z/
/CHSP1.1.ER.110907T0729Z.110907T1000Z.110907T1536Z.NO/
347 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE CHESTER CREEK NEAR CHESTER.
* UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  3:31 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.1 FEET BY THIS 
  MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.5 FEET...FLOOD DAMAGE BEGINS IN THE CITY OF CHESTER.

$$

                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

CHESTER CREEK
  CHESTER          8.0    8.02  WED 4 AM     9.1  WED 6 AM 

PERKIOMEN CREEK
  GRATERFORD       11.0   12.70  WED 3 AM    13.3  WED 8 AM 

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