[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 1/18/2015 1:32:24 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 181831
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
131 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2015

DEC001-003-005-MDC011-015-029-035-041-NJC001-005-007-011-015-033-
PAC017-029-045-091-101-182215-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150118T2215Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CAMDEN NJ-BUCKS PA-MONTGOMERY PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-DELAWARE PA-
GLOUCESTER NJ-CHESTER PA-CAROLINE MD-NEW CASTLE DE-CECIL MD-KENT MD-
KENT DE-SUSSEX DE-BURLINGTON NJ-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-ATLANTIC NJ-SALEM NJ-
CUMBERLAND NJ-TALBOT MD-
131 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2015

...THE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN TALBOT...CUMBERLAND...SALEM...NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC...
QUEEN ANNE'S...BURLINGTON...WESTERN SUSSEX...KENT...KENT...CECIL...
NEW CASTLE...CAROLINE...CHESTER...GLOUCESTER...DELAWARE...
PHILADELPHIA...MONTGOMERY...SOUTHERN BUCKS AND CAMDEN COUNTIES...

THIS ADVISORY IS SUPERSEDED BY FLOOD WARNINGS IN PORTIONS OF 
NORTHERN DELAWARE...FROM THE VICINITY OF WILMINGTON AND NEWARK 
THROUGH THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA...ALONG THE INTERSTATE 95 
CORRIDOR.  

AS OF 1 PM...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 1 TO 1.4 INCHES HAS OCCURRED 
WITH RAPID RISES ON SOME SMALL STREAMS.  ISOLATED 2 INCH AMOUNTS MAY 
HAVE OCCURRED IN NORTHERN DELAWARE AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

DAILY RECORD RAINS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED AT PHILADELPHIA AND 
WILMINGTON.  

THE HEAVY RAIN WILL BE QUICKLY ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST 
BETWEEN 2 PM AND 4 PM. THAT WILL PERMIT POOR DRAINAGE FLOOD WATERS 
TO RECEDE.  HOWEVER SEVERAL SMALL STREAMS WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE 
THEIR RISES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY EXCEEDING BANKFULL.

THEREFORE THE ADVISORY AND WARNING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE THREAT 
FOR FLOODING ENDS. 


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.

&&

LAT...LON 3864 7572 3870 7583 3867 7594 3881 7612
      3934 7616 3943 7601 3952 7599 3968 7619
      4044 7518 3992 7447 3921 7504 3918 7515
      3946 7555 3959 7555 3947 7558 3927 7540
      3906 7539 3890 7528 3845 7562 3845 7565

$$


DRAG






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