[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 8/26/2012 12:50:01 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 261649
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1249 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

MDC029-035-261945-
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KENT MD-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-
1249 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  KENT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...
  QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...

* UNTIL 345 PM EDT

* AT 1247 PM EDT DOVER DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING THUNDERSTORMS 
  WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ABOUT TO ENTER QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
  ON THEIR WAY TOWARD KENT COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ONE HOUR 
  PRECIPITATION AMOUNT ESTIMATES IN TALBOT COUNTY HAVE REACHED 
  BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE TO FALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON 
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND 
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OR INJURIES OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER 
DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 
FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF 
FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. 
WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN 
AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 3904 7632 3899 7627 3900 7618 3902 7624
      3914 7629 3932 7619 3938 7611 3936 7597
      3905 7587 3892 7595 3895 7609 3888 7610
      3885 7621 3894 7624 3891 7624 3892 7628
      3890 7632 3886 7632 3883 7637 3884 7639

$$

TFG