[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Statement 20:25:37.8264

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WGUS81 KPHI 240025
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
825 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

DEC003-PAC029-045-240315-
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEW CASTLE DE-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-
825 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2016

...THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1115 PM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL NEW CASTLE...SOUTHEASTERN CHESTER AND
DELAWARE COUNTIES...

AT 823 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. AROUND ONE
HALF OF AN INCH TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN WITH THESE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE. THIS
HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN THE
ADVISORY AREA.

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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 4003 7544 3997 7528 3972 7554 3988 7580

$$

ROBERTSON


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