[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 1/18/2015 1:40:45 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 181839
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
139 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2015

DEC003-NJC005-007-015-033-PAC017-029-045-091-101-182230-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150118T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CAMDEN NJ-BUCKS PA-MONTGOMERY PA-PHILADELPHIA PA-DELAWARE PA-
GLOUCESTER NJ-CHESTER PA-NEW CASTLE DE-BURLINGTON NJ-SALEM NJ-
139 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2015

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EST FOR URBAN
AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN NORTHERN SALEM...NORTHWESTERN
BURLINGTON...NORTHERN NEW CASTLE...EASTERN CHESTER...NORTHERN
GLOUCESTER...DELAWARE...PHILADELPHIA...SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...
SOUTHERN BUCKS AND NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN COUNTIES...

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 THE LONG TERM 
CLIMATOLOGICAL LOCATIONS OF BOTH PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON.  

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

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

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL CONTINUE. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE 
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.

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 4044 7517 4004 7463 3971 7504 3954 7554
      3957 7552 3959 7555 3958 7556 3953 7556
      3946 7577 3998 7579

$$

DRAG







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