[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Warning : PHI@ 10/29/2012 4:55:04 PM

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WGUS41 KPHI 292054
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
454 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

DEC001-005-MDC011-029-035-041-300600-
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KENT MD-KENT DE-CAROLINE MD-SUSSEX DE-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-TALBOT MD-
454 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  KENT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...
  CAROLINE COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND...
  SUSSEX COUNTY IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE...
  QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...
  TALBOT COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND...

* UNTIL 200 AM EDT TUESDAY

* AT 446 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED 
TO SHOW HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE AREA. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND 
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS 
THE REGION. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING. 

* RISES CONTINUE ON CREEKS AND STREAMS. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL 
  PUSH STREAMS AND CREEKS OVER THEIR BANKS.

* THE GAGE ON THE NANTICOKE RIVER AT BRIDGEVILLE WAS 5.60 FEET AT    
  445 PM. WATER LEVELS WERE RISING QUICKLY. WATER LEVELS AT THE GAGE 
  COULD EXCEED FLOOD STAGE AS SOON AS THIS EVENING. 

* FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE IS ALSO EXPECTED. ROADWAY       
  FLOODING IS ALSO ANTICIPATED. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD           
  WATERS...AS THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. IF YOU   
  LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

DRIVING INTO FLOOD WATERS COULD PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK AND COST YOU
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN VEHICLE REPAIRS. FLOOD WATERS MAY BE DEEPER
THAN YOU THINK. TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

&&

LAT...LON 3846 7569 3870 7580 3857 7603 3874 7631
      3866 7634 3867 7635 3887 7625 3880 7619
      3895 7625 3883 7637 3884 7638 3886 7638
      3904 7632 3900 7617 3934 7617 3932 7543
      3880 7509 3845 7505

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