[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Statement 19:28:03.1178

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WGUS81 KPHI 292327
FLSPHI

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

DEC001-MDC011-300400-
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KENT DE-CAROLINE MD-
727 PM EDT THU SEP 29 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  KENT COUNTY IN CENTRAL DELAWARE...
  CAROLINE COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND...

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT

* AT 724 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL CAUSE
  MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF
  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS CAROLINE COUNTY MARYLAND
  AND SOUTHERN KENT COUNTY DELAWARE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS
  EVENING. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN THAT
  FELL LAST NIGHT.

* MOSTLY MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...BUT IF RAINFALL
  INTENSITY INCREASES...WARNINGS ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

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 3869 7577 3868 7580 3871 7584 3868 7593
      3870 7599 3875 7600 3881 7590 3888 7595
      3898 7594 3911 7584 3924 7540 3915 7537
      3905 7537 3895 7530 3896 7539 3892 7541
      3891 7547 3884 7559 3883 7572 3864 7571

$$

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