[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Warning 14:48:32.9532

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WGUS41 KPHI 301848
FLWPHI

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
248 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2016

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SUSSEX DE-
248 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SUSSEX COUNTY IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE...

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY

* AT 244 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED WIDESPREAD FLOODING
  ACROSS THE AREA WITH NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED DUE TO 12 TO 14 INCHES
  OF RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN OVER THE LAST 48 HOURS. LOCAL CREEKS AND
  STREAMS ARE CRESTING...BUT REMAIN WELL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND WILL
  CONTINUE TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH TONIGHT. DO NOT DRIVE
  THROUGH FLOODED ROADS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  GEORGETOWN...MILFORD...SEAFORD...MILLSBORO...LAUREL...LEWES...
  MILTON...SELBYVILLE...BRIDGEVILLE...DELMAR...DAGSBORO...
  MILLVILLE...ELLENDALE...HENLOPEN ACRES...SYCAMORE...
  CAPE HENLOPEN STATE PARK...GUMBORO...LONG NECK...
  OCEAN VIEW AND BLADES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

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...DONT DROWN.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3846 7569 3882 7572 3884 7568 3883 7562
      3884 7561 3884 7555 3888 7551 3894 7531
      3881 7514 3880 7508 3845 7505

$$

MPS


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