[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Warning : PHI@ 10/29/2012 5:09:15 PM

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WGUS41 KPHI 292108
FLWPHI

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

DEC003-MDC015-300630-
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NEW CASTLE DE-CECIL MD-
508 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...
  CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...

* UNTIL 230 AM EDT TUESDAY

* AT 503 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA. THUS FAR...SURFACE 
OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT 4 TO 8 
INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF 
RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED.

* STREAMS, CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE AREA CONTINUE TO RISE. THE       
  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL PUSH STREAMS, CREEKS AND RIVERS OUT OF    
  THEIR BANKS. THE WHITE CLAY AND CHRISTINA RIVERS ARE ALREADY OUT   
  OF THEIR BANKS.

* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. 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.

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LAT...LON 3972 7578 3983 7565 3982 7544 3979 7541
      3972 7547 3962 7561 3959 7560 3963 7557
      3963 7556 3952 7556 3946 7559 3936 7551
      3931 7558 3929 7568 3930 7576 3938 7577
      3938 7605 3953 7599 3954 7607 3972 7623

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