[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 9/23/2011 10:53:24 AM

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WGUS81 KPHI 231452
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1052 AM EDT FRI SEP 23 2011

NJC005-007-019-021-023-025-027-029-035-037-041-PAC017-091-101-232045-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.Y.0193.110923T1452Z-110923T2045Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-MORRIS NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-SOMERSET NJ-CAMDEN NJ-
MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-MONTGOMERY PA-BUCKS PA-
MONMOUTH NJ-OCEAN NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-
1052 AM EDT FRI SEP 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  SUSSEX COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
  MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  MONMOUTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
  OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT

* AT 1050 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR              
  INDICATED OVER ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF        
  SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY SINCE EARLY 
  FRIDAY MORNING. GIVEN THE ALREADY WET CONDITIONS...THE             
  RAINFALL RUNOFF PROCESS IS VERY EFFICIENT. WITH MORE RAIN IN       
  ON THE WAY...STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN AREAS    
  OF POOR DRAINAGE CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WHEREVER THE HEAVIEST RAIN  
  HAPPENS TO FALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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. 

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING
OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED.

&&

LAT...LON 3982 7407 3975 7413 3975 7414 3991 7409
      3950 7428 3973 7474 3966 7492 4025 7569
      4062 7520 4093 7510 4135 7471 4120 7437
      4104 7449 4097 7427 4059 7444 4060 7423
      4047 7426 4042 7399 4047 7399 4041 7396

$$

JJM