[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Flood Warning 18:23:53.5732

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FLWPHI

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

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KENT DE-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-CAROLINE MD-
623 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  KENT COUNTY IN CENTRAL DELAWARE...
  SOUTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...
  CAROLINE COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND...

* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT SATURDAY

* AT 617 PM EDT...STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES REPORTED THAT EXTENSIVE
  FLOODING OF ROADS CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA DUE TO YESTERDAY'S
  HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE PAST COUPLE DAYS HAVE
  BEEN 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN SUSSEX COUNTY
  DELAWARE.

* RIVER GAGES ALONG THE SAINT JONES RIVER IN KENT COUNTY DELAWARE
  AND THE CHOPTANK RIVER IN MARYLAND ARE RUNNING ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
  THESE RIVERS WILL REMAIN HIGH FOR PROBABLY THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  DOVER...SMYRNA...MILFORD...DENTON...HARRINGTON...CAMDEN...
  CLAYTON...FEDERALSBURG...GREENSBORO...OAKLAND...RIDGELY...
  CHESWOLD...PRESTON...BOWERS...GOLDSBORO...QUEEN ANNE...WOODSIDE...
  VIOLA...HARTLY AND HARMONY.

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.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES IN URBAN AREAS.
ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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.

DRIVING INTO FLOOD WATERS COULD PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK AND COST YOU
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN VEHICLE REPAIRS. FLOOD WATERS MAY BE DEEPER
THAT YOU THINK.  TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

&&

LAT...LON 3871 7584 3868 7593 3870 7599 3875 7600
      3881 7590 3888 7595 3901 7597 3925 7575
      3934 7546 3915 7537 3905 7537 3895 7530
      3896 7539 3892 7541 3891 7547 3884 7559
      3883 7572 3865 7571

$$

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