[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Warning : PHI@ 9/9/2011 1:20:07 AM

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WGUS41 KPHI 090519
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
119 AM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011

DEC001-005-MDC011-091330-
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KENT DE-CAROLINE MD-SUSSEX DE-
119 AM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN KENT COUNTY IN CENTRAL DELAWARE...
  SOUTHERN CAROLINE COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND...
  WESTERN SUSSEX COUNTY IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE...

* AT 115 AM EDT...FLOODING WAS CONTINUING ACROSS A PORTION OF THE    
  WARNED AREA AS A RESULT OF THE VERY HEAVY RAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 
  FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL WATER LEVELS ALONG          
  THE NANTICOKE RIVER BEGIN TO FALL LATER TODAY. 


A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING. STREAM 
RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL 
INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING. 

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. 

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LAT...LON 3846 7570 3865 7572 3867 7576 3867 7580
      3869 7583 3868 7592 3880 7592 3881 7590
      3883 7592 3892 7591 3894 7541 3845 7538

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JJM