[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 7/10/2014 2:29:18 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 101828
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
228 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

DEC001-MDC011-035-102130-
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KENT DE-CAROLINE MD-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-
228 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL KENT COUNTY IN CENTRAL DELAWARE...
  NORTHEASTERN CAROLINE COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND...
  EAST CENTRAL QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...

* UNTIL 530 PM EDT

* AT 223 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 
AN AREA OF HEAVY SHOWERS, WITH EMBEDDED THUNDER, SLOWLY MOVING 
THROUGH PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CAROLINE AND EASTERN QUEEN ANNES 
COUNTIES IN MARYLAND, AND CENTRAL KENT COUNTY IN DELAWARE. RADAR 
ESTIMATES SHOW OVER 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN WITHIN THE PAST 
HOUR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF A HALF TO ONE INCH ARE 
POSSIBLE WITH MORE SHOWERS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE ADVISED AREA 
OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.

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.

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LAT...LON 3916 7595 3919 7560 3905 7558 3902 7593

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HEAVENER