[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Statement 15:22:48.6054

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WGUS81 KPHI 191922
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
322 PM EDT MON SEP 19 2016

NJC001-005-007-009-011-015-029-033-192030-
/O.CON.KPHI.FA.Y.0150.000000T0000Z-160919T2030Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CAMDEN NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-ATLANTIC NJ-SALEM NJ-OCEAN NJ-
CUMBERLAND NJ-BURLINGTON NJ-
322 PM EDT MON SEP 19 2016

...THE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN...SOUTHEASTERN GLOUCESTER...CAPE MAY...
ATLANTIC...EAST CENTRAL SALEM...OCEAN...CUMBERLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN
BURLINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 315 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
CONTINUING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO
ONE-HALF INCH IS POSSIBLE. DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES
INDICATED TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
NEAR FOUR INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE AREA SINCE EARLY THIS
MORNING. THEREFORE...THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON WILL
PROLONG THE THREAT OF FLOODING.

DESPITE THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL...ONLY MINOR FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA TODAY
SINCE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN VERY DRY RECENTLY.

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.

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED...OR
PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.

&&

LAT...LON 3966 7418 3968 7415 3941 7440 3942 7436
      3949 7431 3947 7430 3936 7442 3933 7468
      3929 7455 3893 7497 3916 7489 3919 7508
      3918 7515 3934 7536 3972 7510 3979 7481
      4010 7441 4012 7425 4010 7415 4013 7411

$$

JRK


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