[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 8/28/2013 10:57:30 AM

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WGUS81 KPHI 281457
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1057 AM EDT WED AUG 28 2013

NJC019-041-PAC095-281800-
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WARREN NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-
1057 AM EDT WED AUG 28 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHWESTERN HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
  EASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 200 PM EDT

* AT 1054 AM EDT WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW AN 
AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL SPREADING THROUGH THE LEHIGH VALLEY AREA INTO 
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. CURRENT RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW 1 TO 
POSSIBLY 1.75 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST HOUR. ADDITIONAL 
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND A HALF INCH THROUGH THE NOON HOUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

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 4082 7483 4079 7489 4076 7485 4057 7518
      4060 7519 4061 7521 4081 7542 4086 7529
      4090 7523 4093 7521 4095 7515 4097 7512
      4099 7513 4104 7504

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