[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Warning : PHI@ 9/9/2011 3:11:15 AM

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WGUS41 KPHI 090710
FLWPHI

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

NJC027-091800-
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MORRIS NJ-
310 AM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  NORTHEASTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 200 PM EDT FRIDAY

* AT 300 AM EDT...SMALL STREAM FLOODING CONTINUED ACROSS THE         
  AREA. THE WATER LEVEL ON THE EAST DITCH ON BEAVER BROOK ROAD WAS   
  3.5  FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 2.5 FEET. THE WATER LEVEL IS             
  FALLING...BUT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INTO THE     
  AFTERNOON HOURS.  

* THE POMPTON RIVER REMAINS WELL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT BOTH MIDWOOD   
  AND RYERSON ROAD. THE RIVER IS APPROACHING A CREST AT THESE        
  LOCATIONS...BUT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE INTO  
  THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 

* THE WATER LEVEL ON THE PASSAIC RIVER AT TWO BRIDGES WAS 13.8 FEET 
  AND CONTINUED TO RISE. FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS       
  EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE  
  OF DAYS.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING. ALL INTERESTED 
PARTIES SHOULD HAVE ALREADY TAKEN NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.

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. 

&&

LAT...LON 4089 7433 4087 7433 4086 7431 4085 7431
      4095 7448 4102 7440 4101 7432 4097 7427
      4089 7427

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JJM




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