[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Warning : PHI@ 9/4/2012 12:08:40 PM

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WGUS41 KPHI 041608
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1208 PM EDT TUE SEP 4 2012

NJC001-005-007-021-023-025-029-035-PAC017-091-101-042000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.W.0021.120904T1608Z-120904T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CAMDEN NJ-MERCER NJ-SOMERSET NJ-BUCKS PA-MONTGOMERY PA-
PHILADELPHIA PA-MIDDLESEX NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-MONMOUTH NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-
OCEAN NJ-
1208 PM EDT TUE SEP 4 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  CAMDEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  MERCER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTH CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  NORTHEASTERN PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHWESTERN MONMOUTH COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...
  ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 1201 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL EXTENDING 
SOUTHEAST FROM PHILADELPHIA AND BUCKS COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA TO 
ATLANTIC COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY. THE PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING TO THE 
NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH. THE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 
RAINFALL TOTALS OF AN INCH OR TWO IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. 
LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. 

THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLOODING ON AREA ROADWAYS, AS WELL AS 
FLOODING IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE AND ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND 
CREEKS. 

THE PENNYPACK CREEK IN PHILADELPHIA COUNTY HAS ALREADY EXCEEDED 
FLOOD STAGE AND WATER IS OUT OF IT'S BANKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3957 7422 3950 7435 3953 7435 3953 7440
      3948 7438 3931 7471 3960 7489 3966 7491
      3970 7495 4016 7524 4048 7455 3980 7416
      3975 7418 3972 7415 3977 7414 3972 7411

$$

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