[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Statement 19:15:46.5242

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FLSPHI

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

NJC019-023-027-035-041-PAC011-017-029-077-091-095-040430-
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WARREN NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-SOMERSET NJ-MORRIS NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-CHESTER PA-
NORTHAMPTON PA-LEHIGH PA-BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-MONTGOMERY PA-
715 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  RAIN AND SNOWMELT IN...
  SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...
  HUNTERDON 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...
  SOUTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN LEHIGH COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  BUCKS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 1130 PM EST

* AT 712 PM EST...ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE
  AREA...RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER IN COMBINATION WITH
  SNOWMELT WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF
  POOR DRAINAGE ACROSS THE ADVISED AREA. MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS
  CONTINUE TO RISE AS WELL.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ALLENTOWN...READING...EASTON...MORRISTOWN...SOMERVILLE...
  BETHLEHEM...BRIDGEWATER...NORRISTOWN...POTTSTOWN...DOVER...
  PHOENIXVILLE...LANSDALE...MADISON...WEST NORRITON...EAST
  NORRITON...COATESVILLE...FLORHAM PARK...EMMAUS...EAST HANOVER AND
  LINCOLN PARK.

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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO 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 4102 7440 4100 7430 4090 7427 4091 7433
      4075 7436 4067 7446 4066 7440 4063 7442
      3974 7608 3987 7599 4011 7594 4014 7588
      4033 7615

$$

ROBERTSON


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