[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 5/27/2012 6:35:55 AM

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WGUS81 KPHI 271035
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
635 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

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BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-
635 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  CENTRAL OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 930 AM EDT

* AT 633 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AN
  AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING 
  ACROSS EAST CENTRAL BURLINGTON COUNTY. THE SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO 
  CENTRAL OCEAN COUNTY BEFORE 700 AM.

  AS MUCH AS TWO INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL IN LESS THAN AN HOUR WITH 
  THE SHOWERS AND STORMS. THIS MUCH RAIN WILL RESULT IN STREET 
FLOODING
  AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.

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.

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING
OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.

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LAT...LON 3993 7420 3976 7419 3978 7480 3996 7479

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