[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 1/10/2014 10:47:16 AM

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WGUS81 KPHI 101547
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1047 AM EST FRI JAN 10 2014

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NORTHAMPTON PA-
1047 AM EST FRI JAN 10 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON
COUNTY...

WATER LEVELS ALONG THE LEHIGH RIVER IN WEST EASTON AND EASTON IN 
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY HAVE RECEDED. IT APPEARS THE ICE JAM DOWNSTREAM 
FROM THE OLD GLENDON BRIDGE MAY HAVE ERODED SUFFICIENTLY ENOUGH TO 
ALLOW WATER TO FLOW THROUGH THE JAM ON ITS WAY TO THE DELAWARE 
RIVER. THE STAGE ON THE LEHIGH RIVER AT THE GLENDON GAGE DROPPED TO 
13.1 FEET OVERNIGHT, WITH SOME FLUCTUATION REPORTED SINCE SUNRISE. 
FLOOD STAGE AT THE GLENDON GAGE IS 19 FEET.  THE FLOOD WARNING FOR 
SOUTH CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON COUNTY HAS THEREFORE BEEN CANCELLED.

ICE JAMS BEHAVE ERRATICALLY...SO THIS SITUATION WILL BE MONITORED BY 
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AS 
CONDITIONS WARRANT.    


LAT...LON 4069 7522 4067 7521 4061 7532 4064 7533

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JJM