[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Warning : PHI@ 10/29/2012 5:26:17 PM

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WGUS41 KPHI 292125
FLWPHI

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

PAC029-045-091-101-300230-
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MONTGOMERY PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-DELAWARE PA-CHESTER PA-
525 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT

* AT 521 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THE BACK SIDE OF THE HEAVY RAIN WAS TRACKING THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE 
WARNED AREA AS SANDY'S FORWARD SPEED INCREASED. STILL...SURFACE 
OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT 3 TO 5 
INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA. EVEN WITH THE HEAVY RAIN 
COMING TO AN END IN SOME LOCALES, THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN 
EXTENDED, AS IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR THE EXISTING RAINFALL TO 
DRAIN. 

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

* CHESTER CREEK, CRUM CREEK, AND VALLEY CREEK WERE ALREADY           
  FLOODING. THE WATER LEVELS IN PENNYPACK CREEK AND WISSAHICKON CREEK
  WERE RISING RAPIDLY. 

* 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3972 7613 3973 7610 3987 7599 3996 7599
      4003 7594 4011 7594 4025 7569 4045 7553
      4010 7496 4003 7500 3996 7513 3988 7515
      3985 7533 3980 7541 3984 7553 3983 7563
      3981 7570 3972 7578

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