[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Statement 16:26:38.6334

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WGUS81 KPHI 192026
FLSPHI

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

DEC001-005-MDC011-029-035-041-200030-
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KENT DE-SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-TALBOT MD-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-CAROLINE MD-
426 PM EDT MON SEP 19 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  KENT COUNTY IN CENTRAL DELAWARE...
  SUSSEX COUNTY IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE...
  SOUTHWESTERN KENT COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...
  TALBOT COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND...
  QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...
  CAROLINE COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND...

* UNTIL 830 PM EDT

* AT 423 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
  CONTINUING ACROSS TALBOT COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND AND SUSSEX
  COUNTY IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO ONE INCH
  IS POSSIBLE. DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
  THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER SIX
  INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THE AREA SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING.
  THEREFORE...THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL PROLONG THE THREAT OF
  FLOODING INTO THIS EVENING.

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.
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 3846 7569 3864 7571 3871 7584 3868 7593
      3859 7599 3857 7604 3871 7624 3876 7622
      3868 7634 3910 7618 3931 7558 3935 7553
      3891 7531 3879 7510 3880 7509 3861 7506
      3860 7515 3860 7506 3845 7505

$$

JRK


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