[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 5/27/2012 9:21:06 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 280120
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
920 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

PAC089-280415-
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MONROE PA-
920 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 1215 AM EDT

* AT 918 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED VERY
  HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY.
  THE HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN STREET FLOODING...AS WELL AS SHARP 
  RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4125 7512 4115 7514 4115 7509 4113 7506
      4105 7502 4103 7504 4102 7506 4100 7547
      4123 7552 4124 7551 4124 7539 4126 7516

$$

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