[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 7/28/2012 7:02:01 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 282301
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
701 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

PAC011-077-290200-
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BERKS PA-LEHIGH PA-
701 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  LEHIGH COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT

* AT 700 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL EXTENDING ACROSS WESTERN AND
  NORTHERN BERKS COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH COUNTY. THEY WERE
  MOVING TO THE EAST. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE
  POSSIBLE IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE
  ROADWAY FLOODING, AS WELL AS FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND AREAS
  OF POOR DRAINAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS 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 4052 7624 4058 7602 4065 7599 4074 7575
      4050 7540 4042 7548 4044 7553 4025 7569
      4014 7589 4036 7621 4046 7639 4050 7643

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