[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Statement 12:26:48.6805

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WGUS81 KPHI 241626
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1226 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2016

NJC011-242030-
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CUMBERLAND NJ-
1226 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FOR...
  SOUTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 430 PM EDT

* AT 1223 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
  THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING. OVERFLOWING POOR
  DRAINAGE AREAS WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA.
  UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE LAST HALF HOUR
  WITH ANOTHER INCH OF RAINFALL POSSIBILE. ALLOW CAUTION IF
  TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 3910 7494 3915 7493 3919 7508 3916 7514
      3917 7518 3928 7532 3926 7537 3923 7537
      3923 7539 3927 7537 3929 7534 3930 7536
      3938 7532 3934 7495 3909 7491

$$

MWG


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