[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Warning : PHI@ 9/8/2011 12:42:12 PM

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WGUS41 KPHI 081641
FLWPHI
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY
1241 PM EDT THU SEP 8 2011

...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE 
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY...

  NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT RARITAN AFFECTING SOMERSET 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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NJC035-082241-
/O.CON.KPHI.FL.W.0187.000000T0000Z-110909T0200Z/
/RRTN4.2.ER.110908T1259Z.110908T1800Z.110908T2000Z.NO/
1241 PM EDT THU SEP 8 2011

...OBSERVED FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER AT RARITAN.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 12:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.8 FEET BY THIS 
  AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...THE FIRST EVACUATIONS BEGIN IN VILLAGE OF NORTH
  BRANCH AT ROUTE 28 AND VAANDERVEER AVENUE

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                   FLD      OBSERVED          FORECAST
 LOCATION          STG    STG  DAY TIME       CREST

RARITAN RIVER
  RARITAN          10.0   12.32  THU 12 PM   12.8  THU 2 PM 

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