[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 9/18/2012 5:12:37 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 182112
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
512 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

DEC003-NJC019-027-041-PAC017-029-045-091-182215-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.Y.0218.120918T2112Z-120918T2215Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WARREN NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-MORRIS NJ-BUCKS PA-MONTGOMERY PA-DELAWARE PA-
NEW CASTLE DE-CHESTER PA-
512 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN...
  EAST CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHWESTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  WESTERN BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  WESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...
  EAST CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT

* AT 508 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A NEARLY SOLID LINE OF VERY HEAVY 
SHOWERS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD FROM NEAR ALLENTOWN PENNSYLVANIA TO 
NEAR WILMINGTON DELAWARE.  RAINFALL OF ONE HALF INCH TO 1.5 INCHES 
IS POSSIBLE IN AN HOURS TIME AS THIS LINE MOVES INTO THE WESTERN 
FRINGE OF INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR.  THIS WILL SLOW THE EVENING 
COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON 
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN 
AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR 
DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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 4073 7469 4072 7472 4070 7471 3950 7577
      3970 7578 4047 7529 4087 7483 4079 7464

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