[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Warning : PHI@ 9/7/2011 7:22:07 PM

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WGUS41 KPHI 072321
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
721 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

PAC011-029-080515-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0077.110907T2321Z-110908T0515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHESTER PA-BERKS PA-
721 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 115 AM EDT

* AT 717 PM EDT...SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS
  OF THE WARNED AREA. THE WATER LEVEL AT MANATAWNY CREEK AT 
  SPANGVILLE WAS 6.1 FEET...AND IT WAS RISING. FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 
  FEET.

* THE WATER LEVEL AT FRENCH CREEK AT HONEY BROOK WAS 10.4 FEET AND 
  RISING. FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 4041 7573 4030 7565 4025 7569 4026 7566
      4022 7560 4020 7559 4020 7557 4002 7544
      3982 7584 3991 7595 3997 7596 4002 7591
      4012 7593 4014 7590 4017 7594 4037 7599

$$

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