[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 9/2/2013 3:06:45 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 021906
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
306 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013

PAC025-089-022100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FA.Y.0218.130902T1906Z-130902T2100Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MONROE PA-CARBON PA-
306 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
  EASTERN CARBON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 303 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS   
  MOVING THROUGH THE ADVISED AREA. THE RAINFALL RATES OF ABOUT AN    
  INCH PER HOUR IS INDICATED BY RADAR. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN IN A SHORT
  PERIOD OF TIME WILL RESULT IN SOME FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND IN     
  AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE.

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. 

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 4116 7515 4114 7508 4109 7503 4109 7499
      4102 7505 4099 7513 4096 7512 4093 7521
      4090 7523 4086 7529 4081 7547 4078 7568
      4090 7582 4126 7524 4126 7513

$$

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