[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flash Flood Statement : PHI@ 5/26/2012 6:52:56 PM

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
652 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012

PAC089-095-270030-
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NORTHAMPTON PA-MONROE PA-
652 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MONROE AND NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES...

AT 639 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED ROUTE 33 
HAS REOPENED...HOWEVER...THERE MAY STILL BE SMALLER ROADS THAT MAY 
BE CLOSED OR HAVE WATER COVERING THEM

WHILE THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED...THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL 
RAINFALL LATER THIS EVENING.

SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS CONTINUE TO RISE...ALTHOUGH NONE HAVE 
REPORTEDLY OVERFLOWED THEIR BANKS TO OUR KNOWLEDGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH 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.

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.

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.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING...HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE BY CALLING YOUR LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS OR BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT...1-877-633-6772.

LAT...LON 4107 7514 4095 7514 4092 7509 4085 7519
      4097 7532

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ROBERTSON