[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Warning : PHI@ 5/15/2012 8:46:50 PM

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WGUS41 KPHI 160046
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
846 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

NJC041-PAC095-160345-
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WARREN NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-
846 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 1145 PM EDT

* AT 842 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED SLOW-MOVING
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN ALLENTOWN AND ANDOVER. THE
  RAINFALL WILL CAUSE SOME FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND POOR
  DRAINAGE AREAS. 

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
ALTHOUGH FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES 
SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE SOME FLOODING OF  
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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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 4098 7485 4097 7484 4079 7487 4076 7493
      4076 7527 4095 7517 4095 7514 4097 7512
      4097 7514 4099 7513 4103 7490

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