[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Flood Statement : PHI@ 7/30/2015 3:49:39 PM

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WGUS81 KPHI 301948
FLSPHI

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

PAC011-077-091-095-302300-
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NORTHAMPTON PA-BERKS PA-LEHIGH PA-MONTGOMERY PA-
348 PM EDT THU JUL 30 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS ISSUED A

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  NORTHEASTERN BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  LEHIGH COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT

* AT 347 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED HEAVY RAIN CAUSING URBAN AND 
  SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP. UP TO TWO INCHES OF 
  RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. MOST OF THE HEAVY RAIN HAS LEFT THE 
  ADVISORY AREA. HOWEVER...RUNOFF WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE.

* 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 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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

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

$$

SFJ




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