[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 7/30/2015 2:59:29 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 301858
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
258 PM EDT THU JUL 30 2015

PAC011-077-091-095-302000-
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NORTHAMPTON PA-BERKS PA-LEHIGH PA-MONTGOMERY PA-
258 PM EDT THU JUL 30 2015

...THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
400 PM EDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NORTHAMPTON...NORTHEASTERN BERKS...LEHIGH
AND NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

AT 257 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY 
RAIN HAD MOSTLY LEFT THE ADVISORY AREA. HOWEVER...RUNOFF WILL BE 
SLOW TO RECEDE. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN 
THE ADVISORY AREA. THUS THE ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH 4 PM EDT. UP 
TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALLENTOWN...EASTON...BETHLEHEM...EMMAUS...NORTHAMPTON...WILSON...
HELLERTOWN...NAZARETH...KUTZTOWN...BATH...TOPTON...BELFAST...WEST
EASTON...TATAMY...BALLY...BECHTELSVILLE...STEUBEN...GLENDON...
BEERSVILLE AND ZIONSVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 4083 7527 4062 7521 4034 7564 4064 7585

$$

SFJ




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