[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 5/26/2012 2:24:36 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 261823
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
223 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012

PAC025-262130-
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CARBON PA-
223 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 530 PM EDT

* AT 223 PM EDT ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER 
THE LAST HOUR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR MORE ARE 
POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISED AREA.

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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 4082 7562 4077 7575 4089 7588 4096 7578

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ROBERTSON