[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Statement 15:42:34.0203

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FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
341 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016

MDC015-NJC019-023-027-035-037-041-PAC011-017-029-077-091-095-040030-
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CECIL MD-WARREN NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-SUSSEX NJ-SOMERSET NJ-MORRIS NJ-
MIDDLESEX NJ-CHESTER PA-NORTHAMPTON PA-LEHIGH PA-BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-
MONTGOMERY PA-
341 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  RAIN AND SNOWMELT IN...
  NORTHWESTERN CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...
  WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...
  HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHERN SUSSEX COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...
  SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHWESTERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
  CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  LEHIGH COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 730 PM EST

* AT 335 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
  MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOME
  AREAS WITH AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE. THIS
  HEAVY RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH SNOWMELT WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING
  OF ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ALLENTOWN...READING...EASTON...MORRISTOWN...SOMERVILLE...NEWTON...
  BETHLEHEM...BRIDGEWATER...NORRISTOWN...POTTSTOWN...DOVER...
  PHOENIXVILLE...LANSDALE...MADISON...WEST NORRITON...HOPATCONG...
  FORKS...MIDDLESEX...EAST NORRITON AND COATESVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO RAIN AND FOG
MAY ALSO MAKE ROADWAYS AND AREAS OF HIGH WATER DIFFICULT TO SEE.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED...OR
PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.
IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES
AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 4121 7439 4104 7450 4105 7445 4102 7443
      4100 7430 4090 7427 4091 7433 4075 7436
      4067 7446 4066 7440 4063 7442 3972 7610
      3987 7599 4011 7594 4014 7588 4035 7619
      4124 7443

$$

ROBERTSON


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