[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 1/18/2015 3:17:16 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 182016
FLSPHI

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
316 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-
316 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...

AT 308 PM EST FLOODING WAS NOW OCCURRING ON THE CRISTINA RIVER IN 
NORTHERN DELAWARE AND THE PENNYPACK IN PHILADELPHIA.  IT SHOULD SOON 
BEGIN FLOODING ON THE CRUM CREEK IN NEWTOWN SQUARE. THE COOPER RIVER 
AT HADDONFIELD NEW JERSEY WAS RISING STEADILY AND MAY REACH FLOOD 
STAGE THIS EVENING. 

THE RAIN HAS ESSENTIALLY ENDED IN NORTHERN DELAWARE AND WILL BE 
DIMINISHING CONSIDERABLY OR ENDING BY 4 PM IN THE REMAINDER OF THE 
FLOOD WARNING AREA OF SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW 
JERSEY. 

THAT WILL MEAN THAT FARMLAND AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING WILL BE 
EASING AND ENDING.

HOWEVER...SMALL STREAMS WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE RISING INTO THIS 
EVENING AND SO PORTIONS OF THIS WARNING MAY BE EXTENDED AT 5 
PM...PENDING FURTHER REVIEW OF STREAM STAGE TRENDS. 

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...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 ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

&&

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

$$



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