[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 6/10/2013 4:34:14 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 102033
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
433 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013

NJC005-021-025-029-102330-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MERCER NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-MONMOUTH NJ-OCEAN NJ-
433 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR URBAN
AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN NORTHERN OCEAN...MONMOUTH...NORTHERN
BURLINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTIES...

AT 425 PM EDT FLOODING THAT OCCURRED EARLIER TODAY ALONG THE GARDEN 
STATE PARKWAY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND NEAR MOUNT LAUREL IN 
SOUTH CENTRAL NEW JERSEY PROBABLY HAS RECEDED.  HOWEVER...BANDS 
OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO 
OVERSPREAD THIS WARNING AREA OF SOUTH CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND EAST 
CENTRAL NEW JERSEY BETWEEN 530 PM AND 730 PM...PROBABLY CAUSING 
POCKETS OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING.

THE SWIMMING RIVER IN RED BANK AND THE TOMS RIVER WERE BOTH WITH ONE 
HALF FOOT OF FLOOD STAGE AND RISING STEADILY.   

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

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.

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.


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.

&&

LAT...LON 3996 7406 3995 7409 4000 7410 3995 7411
      3978 7488 4000 7500 4026 7449 4025 7446
      4027 7435 4042 7401 4032 7396

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