[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Statement 12:59:43.1335

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WGUS81 KPHI 291659
FLSPHI

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1259 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2016

DEC005-292100-
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SUSSEX DE-
1259 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  EASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE...

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 1253 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE RAIN THAT WILL
  CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISED AREA. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN
  HAS ALREADY FALLEN LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  GEORGETOWN...MILLSBORO...LEWES...MILTON...SELBYVILLE...DAGSBORO...
  MILLVILLE...ELLENDALE...HENLOPEN ACRES...GUMBORO...
  CAPE HENLOPEN STATE PARK...LONG NECK...OCEAN VIEW...FRANKFORD...
  SOUTH BETHANY AND DEWEY BEACH.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA.
THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING. THIS AFTERNOON'S
RAIN IS FALLING OVER THE SAME AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN THIS
MORNING.

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 3845 7539 3846 7545 3888 7549 3889 7524
      3881 7514 3881 7506 3845 7505

$$

KRUZDLO


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