[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Statement 18:20:18.8114

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WGUS81 KPHI 232319
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
619 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015

DEC003-MDC015-PAC017-029-045-091-101-240115-
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NEW CASTLE DE-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-BUCKS PA-DELAWARE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-
PHILADELPHIA PA-
619 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...
  CENTRAL CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...
  CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  DELAWARE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  PHILADELPHIA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 815 PM EST

* AT 616 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF MODERATE TO
  HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO
  NORTHEAST. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR IS POSSIBLE,
  WHICH WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF
  POOR DRAINAGE. SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE VISIBILITY WILL ALSO
  OCCUR.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  PHILADELPHIA...TRENTON...CAMDEN...WILMINGTON...NEWARK...WEST
  CHESTER...ELKTON...CALVERT...BENSALEM...EWING...NORRISTOWN...
  CHESTER...POTTSTOWN...PHOENIXVILLE...LANSDALE...WEST NORRITON...
  EAST NORRITON...COATESVILLE...YEADON AND WESTTOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN
URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3972 7623 3973 7610 3987 7599 3995 7600
      4007 7593 4059 7522 4047 7506 4042 7506
      4041 7499 4015 7472 4013 7482 4008 7487
      4005 7497 3996 7513 3988 7515 3984 7536
      3963 7561 3945 7601 3952 7598 3955 7608

$$

GORSE


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