[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 9/1/2013 5:38:08 AM

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WGUS81 KPHI 010937
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
537 AM EDT SUN SEP 1 2013

PAC017-091-101-011230-
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BUCKS PA-MONTGOMERY PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-
537 AM EDT SUN SEP 1 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  NORTHEASTERN PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 830 AM EDT

* AT 534 AM EDT RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THE 
AREA RESULTING IN UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN MAY FLOW SOUTH IN STREAMS ACROSS 
NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA AND EXTREME EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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LAT...LON 4030 7490 4018 7477 4006 7505 4016 7514

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AMC